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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. Where does Count Olaf say that Sunny will remain until after the play?
2. What does Violet find that Count Olaf is pointing at?
3. Violet says she could make Molotov cocktails if she had what ingredient?
4. What does Klaus tell Justice Strauss to make sure Sunny doesn't eat?
5. What does Count Olaf do to Violet while talking to her?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Klaus do as the hook-handed man leaves the library to fetch Violet and Sunny in Chapter 7?
2. Describe the play as Klaus recounts it in chapter twelve while he is watching Count Olaf's performance.
3. What does the hook-handed man tell Klaus in Chapter 7 that frightens Klaus?
4. What is described as the difference between the reasons that the Baudelaire children read the books and the reasons that lawyers read law books in Chapter 7?
5. How does Klaus' all night reading in Chapter 8 compare to how he used to stay up all night reading when his parents were alive?
6. What is Count Olaf's response in Chapter 8 when Klaus calls him a terrible man?
7. What does Violet find when she reaches the top of the tower and has climbed her grappling hook?
8. How is the tower described in Chapter 11?
9. What is Justice Strauss' reaction when she sees the children before they go on in Chapter 12?
10. Describe the grappling hook that Violet creates to attempt a rescue in Chapter 8.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the significance of the play's name 'The Marvelous Marriage'? What other names could Count Olaf have come up with and created the same effect? Suggest your own name for the play, and give your reasons why.
Essay Topic 2
The law books seem to play a large role in Klaus' research. What is the purpose of the author using law books for Klaus' focus? What alternative could have been used for Klaus?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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