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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. How is the trolley described that the children are allowed to take to the beach?

2. Where did the children first meet Mr. Poe?

3. What does Mr. Poe's son complain about in relation to Sunny?

4. What does Olaf say he has become since he has adopted the children?

5. What does Violet begin to do when she sees the figure walking towards them on the beach?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Violet's initial response to playing Count Olaf's bride in Chapter 6?

2. Explain the mood of the Baudelaire children in the beginning of Chapter 2 after they have learned of their parents' deaths.

3. What is Edgar and Albert's response when Mr. Poe tells the Baudelaire children that they are leaving the next day?

4. What does Mr. Poe tell the children when they say that Count Olaf is a terrible guardian and explain Count Olaf's behavior in Chapter 5?

5. What does Mr. Poe explain will happen to the children now that their parents are dead?

6. How does Mr. Poe treat the children while they are trying to talk to him in Chapter 5?

7. Describe the children's sleeping conditions at Count Olaf's home.

8. What is Violet's first thought when she sees the figure walking towards them in Chapter 1?

9. What does a normal day entail for the children at Count Olaf's house as described early on in Chapter 3?

10. What events do the children remember while talking about Violet burning the toast in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Violet and Klaus are the two main characters pitted against Count Olaf. Compare the characters of Klaus and Violet to that of Count Olaf. Does Count Olaf have any good qualities? Do the children have any bad ones? Imagine their roles are reversed, then explain how the story might play out.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the relationships between Sunny and Klaus. Violet and Sunny, Klaus and Violet.

In what ways are they typical siblings? In what ways are they atypical?

Essay Topic 3

Count Olaf seems to have a large following in his acting troupe. Why is he able to command so much loyalty? Why are Justice Strauss, Mr. Poe and seemingly every other adult taken in by his rouse?

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