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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. At the end of Chapter 4, how do the Baudelaire children feel about their situation?
2. While climbing the staircase, how often do Klaus and Violet take turns carrying Sunny?
3. How many rooms does the Squalor's home have?
4. According to Esme, what is illegal to auction off?
5. Where does Sunny like to visit during the morning outings, but her memories of the place are fuzzy?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Esme reject her husband's idea to give the In Auction money to a good cause?
2. Why does Esme act strangely when Klaus asks her if Gunther took the elevator down from the penthouse?
3. What role does the scene at Café Salmonella play in the overall plot of the story?
4. What is the significance of the trees that once made Dark Avenue "dark" being cut down once "light" is in?
5. What is the importance of the Baudelaire orphans' friends being named Quagmire?
6. Why doesn't Jerome continue to stand up for the children against Esme when he obviously notices they are alarmed at Gunther's appearance?
7. What is the significance of the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale to the Baudelaire's search for Gunther in the penthouse?
8. Why do the Baudelaire children feel they sound "hopelessly spoiled" when discussing how disappointed they are with their pinstripe suit gifts from Esme?
9. What does the Squalor's apartment say about their lives and their character?
10. Why do the Baudelaire children lie about whether they are interested in or enjoy their presents from Esme?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the importance of the Baudelaire's parents' deaths? How does this event develop the orphans' characters? Use examples from the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
What is the genre of "The Ersatz Elevator"? Use examples from the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
How does the author use personification throughout the novel? Describe instances of personification and whether the use of personification is effective to the overall plot of the story.
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