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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. Who knocks on the front door while Violet and Klaus are trying to figure out what to have for dinner?

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

3. What reason does Mr. Poe give to explain Count Olaf's busy schedule?

4. What does the man with hook hands say that you must teach children?

5. What is the only thing that Violet says she knows how to cook?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Count Olaf's reaction upon learning they are not having roast beef?

2. What is Violet doing while she is standing on the beach in Chapter 1?

3. What does Violet suggest they do in Chapter 5 while they are chopping wood? What is Klaus' reaction?

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

5. What is the response of Violet and Klaus when they are told they will be leaving the Poe household?

6. What is the children's response to Count Olaf when they first meet?

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

8. What does Violet give as the reason she should not participate in the Marvelous Marriage?

9. How does Count Olaf describe the play, The Marvelous Marriage, to the children?

10. Explain what happens when Klaus talks back to Count Olaf in chapter four telling him that their family money can't be touched until Violet is of age.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Violet and Klaus both seem to want to protect each other. Which seems to be more of the leader of the children? Explain your answer. Which do you think would be the better leader? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Why is the symbol of an eye chosen to be used in Count Olaf's house and on his ankle? What does this image convey to the children? To the reader?

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