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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. How is the foreman dressed?

2. Which of the following is the last name of the children featured in the story?

3. Vice President in Charge of Coins is a title belonging to whom?

4. Who is Charles?

5. Where is the doctor's office?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the significance of the building shaped like an eye.

2. Describe the three children, briefly.

3. Describe Mr. Poe's relationship with the children.

4. What would you do if you were one of the children and were left alone in Paltryville by Mr. Poe?

5. Do you think it was right for Mr. Poe to leave the children alone at the station in Paltryville? Why or why not?

6. Why are the workers incapable of having anything other than gum for lunch?

7. Describe the exchange between Violet and Klaus when Klaus returns to the dormitory after being at the eye doctor's office.

8. Describe the town of Paltryville.

9. How do Violet and Sunny feel about Phil's response to Klaus' disappearance, in chapter 6?

10. How does the eye come into play again in chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Use several examples from the book to back up your responses to the following two questions:

1. Which two characters in the book do you think were most similar to each other and why?

2. Which two characters in the book do you think were most different from each other and why?

Essay Topic 2

Of the following locations, choose one and describe it and how it was used in the story in detail. Use several examples from the story to support your response:

1. The dormitory

2. The mill

3. Sir's office

4. The Library

5. The doctor's office

Essay Topic 3

Describe, in detail, three examples of how foreshadowing was used in the book.

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