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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 the beginning of Chapter 9 what do the children know about Coach Genghis' plan?

2. What is Mrs. Bass having Klaus do in class?

3. What does Sunny say when the children are discussing people who could help them figure out something?

4. What does Isadora say she thought might have been the purpose of the circle Coach Genghis had them make?

5. What do the Baudelaire children see that Coach Genghis is holding in his hands?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator explain that Coach Genghis has the Baudelaire children do every night?

2. Describe how the shack has changed as it is described in the beginning of Chapter 10.

3. In the end of Chapter 8 what does the narrator explain about the Baudelaires' desire to be lucky and how lucky they want to be?

4. How do the children do on their exams?

5. Describe the symbol that the luminous circle begins to take on.

6. Describe the plan that the Quagmires have put into action in order to help the Baudelaire children.

7. What do the Baudelaire children do in the shack to get ready for the exams?

8. Describe how the day goes while the Baudelaire children are waiting for their meeting with Coach Genghis.

9. How tired are the Baudelaire children as described in Chapter 8?

10. What does Coach Genghis tell the children about the exercises the children are to do and orphan muscles.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mr. Remora and Mrs. Bass are two adults that aren't mean to the children but seem to be portrayed as less than intelligent.

What is the purpose of Mr. Remora and Mrs. Bass in the story?

What does it say about them that they are willing to stand up to Principal Nero only to the point that he offers to expel them?

Essay Topic 2

Coach Genghis, also known as Count Olaf, and Principal Nero appear to have a lot in common.

1) Is it possible that Principal Nero would have been willing to help Count Olaf? Explain.

2) Did Count Olaf perchance honestly like Principal Nero or was he simply using him? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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