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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 the narrator claim is the greatest myth in the world?
2. Who do the Baudelaires tell about the V.F.D. after their discovery in the In Auction catalog?
3. What is Violet's idiosyncrasy?
4. While in the tiny room at the end of the ersatz rope, what does Klaus do when he sees Violet become upset?
5. What condition do the Baudelaires find the Quagmires?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Klaus mean when he tells Violet the time wasn't ripe for her invention?
2. What is odd about the doorman making bids at the In Auction?
3. What is symbolic about the Baudelaire children rising up from the ashes?
4. What is the importance of the doorman winning the big, red scarlet fish statue?
5. Why does Esme continue to insist that Gunther left the penthouse apartment?
6. What is significant about the fact that the Baudelaire children have been in the darkness for so long their eyes take a long time to get used to the light?
7. How is the word "ersatz" used in Chapter 7?
8. How does Violet plan to rescue the Quagmires from their cage?
9. Why is moving down the ersatz rope more difficult the second time for the Baudelaires?
10. What is revealed about Esme Squalor in Chapter 10?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How has political correctness changed the face of our society? Examine examples of political correctness gone array (such as the Squalors' reaction to Gunther's accent). Explain how their fear of breaking the social bonds of political correctness prevents the adults from seeing past an otherwise ridiculous disguise. Use examples from the text to justify your position.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
What does the term "ersatz" mean and how is it used throughout the novel? Use examples from the text to support your answer.
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