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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 Violet ask the man who is standing outside the trapdoor?
2. What is strange about the winner of the large red herring statue?
3. Why can't the Baudelaires climb out of the elevator shaft initially?
4. What does the narrator say he would've done if he escaped from Gunther's plans?
5. What does Gunther leave that contains information the Baudelaires can use to stop him?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what ways are the Baudelaire children's skills handy and useful in Chapter 7?
2. What is revealed about Esme Squalor in Chapter 10?
3. During the Baudelaires' climb back up to the penthouse, they are encased in darkness. What is symbolic about their climb in the shadowy dark?
4. The gentleman at the Baudelaire mansion fire claims that the site is haunted. What is the significance of him calling the Baudelaire ghosts?
5. What is unique and strangely sad about the Squalor library?
6. How is the word "ersatz" used in Chapter 7?
7. Why is the definition of "idiosyncrasy" necessary for the reader to understand before reading the rest of Chapter 7?
8. How does Violet plan to rescue the Quagmires from their cage?
9. What happens to Sunny's character during Chapter 10?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The theme of what's in and out is prevalent throughout the novel. Select three of the major characters and explain how they experience the effects of in and out and acceptance. Use examples from the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
What is the symbolism of the Squalors? Explain how the author uses Esme's crazy demands and actions to reveal aspects of her character and aspects of her husband's character, Jerome. Use examples from the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
What is the genre of "The Ersatz Elevator"? Use examples from the text to support your answer.
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