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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Klaus laugh about realizing as they are walking to the administration building?

2. What happened to the old gym teacher and required them to find a replacement?

3. What is Principal Nero doing when the Baudelaire children walk into his office?

4. Why does Coach Genghis say he can't take off his turban?

5. What is the only thing the Baudelaire children can count on from Mr. Poe?

Short Essay Questions

1. After having discussed Olaf and their plans to unmask him in Chapter 5 what do the children talk about?

2. What does Principal Nero tell the children about his life and being principal?

3. What do Coach Genghis and Principal Nero talk about on the way to the auditorium?

4. What does Nero tell the children while describing the shack they will be living in?

5. Describe the scene in Principal Nero's office where the children are trying to act like they are joking about Coach Genghis' outfit being a disguise.

6. What background information is given to the reader in Chapter 1 regarding the relationship and past events between the Baudelaire children and Count Olaf?

7. What is the description of the Prufrock Prep that is given in Chapter 1 as the children and Mr. Poe look up at it?

8. Describe what Violet is thinking about in Chapter 1 as they are walking towards the school for the first time.

9. What does Carmelita Spats tell the Baudelaire children in the cafeteria in Chapter 6?

10. What is the explanation that the narrator gives the expression "Mountain out of a Molehill" in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What purpose does the narrator achieve by continually warning the reader to put the book down and that the story doesn't end happily? Do you continue to hope for a happy ending despite this warning? Explain why or why not.

Essay Topic 2

Do you pity the Baudelaire children? Explain your answer and why or why not.

Essay Topic 3

Why do the Quagmires insist on being called triplets even though their brother is dead, leaving only the two of them?

Is it more appropriate to call them twins than triplets? Explain your answers.

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