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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. In class what does Carmelita whisper in Violet's ear when she pokes her and causes Violet to loose her concentration?

2. What do the children find the shack is infested with?

3. What does the narrator explain about Prufrock Preparatory School in its current state?

4. What does the narrator say happens whenever he looks at the paintings entitled "What Happened to Beatrice"?

5. What does Carmelita tell the children it is traditional to give a special messenger?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes the children to lose their appetites in Chapter 6?

2. How does the narrator describe the words 'hee hee hee' to the reader as the Baudelaire children hear them in the end of Chapter 2?

3. Describe the food being served in the cafeteria.

4. Why does Klaus not accuse Coach Genghis of being Count Olaf when Coach Genghis enters in Chapter 6?

5. How is Principal Nero's sonata in Chapter 5 described?

6. Describe what is found once the children get into the shack in Chapter 3.

7. What do the Quagmire children tell the Baudelaire children that they will do in regards to Count Olaf in Chapter 5?

8. What do the children do when Coach Genghis walks into the office and says that he might really be Count Olaf in disguise?

9. Describe Violet's class in room one with Mr. Remora.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of the Baudelaire children finding a friend in the Quagmire children?

Should the Baudelaire children have refused to let the Quagmires help them? Why?

Essay Topic 3

1) Is there any foreshadowing in the book that takes place without the narrator pointing it out?

2) Is the narrator's commentary helpful to the reader?

3) Is the narrator's commentary given primary for the younger reader to inform or for a entertainment value? Explain.

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