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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 Principal Nero tell the Baudelaire children when they enter his office?

2. What meal do the Baudelaire children have to eat with their hands at lunch?

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

4. How does Principal Nero describe Coach Genghis to Mr. Remora and Mrs. Bass?

5. How many hours are the Baudelaire children able to sleep before getting up to start the day of classes?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Coach Genghis tell the children to do when they meet him after dinner in Chapter 7?

3. What happens to the children's school work as a result of their S.O.R.E.?

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

5. What do the children see at the end of Chapter 11 that makes them realize something is wrong with the Quagmires?

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

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

8. In Chapter 11 in what way are the children reminded of being at home?

9. What starts the fight between Klaus and Isadora?

10. Why do Klaus and Sunny not question Violet in Chapter 11 when she tells them she will need a crab for her invention?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at the behavior of Principal Nero.

1) Why does he insist on mocking the children?

2) Why does he raise their hopes about the dormitory before telling them they will live in the shack?

3) Why did he laugh at the children before they left?

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

The series is considered dark and in some places has been banned for its morbid humor and negative view of adults.

Is this book appropriate for readers age 3rd to 4th grade? Why?

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