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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 is the name of the Count mentioned in the story?

2. Who removes the clothing that Klaus leaves on when he falls asleep?

3. What body parts do Sunny use to work that the other children do not use?

4. Which of the following is not one of the steps at the lumbermill?

5. How do the employees of the mill look at life?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the dormitory described and how do the children react to it?

2. How is foreshadowing used in chapter two?

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

4. Describe the first day of work for the children.

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

6. Describe the library and how the children feel about it.

7. What do you think about the girls staring at the drawing of a window, while waiting for Klaus?

8. Describe the town of Paltryville.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following characters and write a detailed profile of what they look like and how they act throughout the book. Be sure to use several specific parts of the story to support your descriptions.

Dr. Orwell

Charles

Phil

Essay Topic 3

Write a detailed essay about which one of the characters from the book was your favorite and why. Use at least four examples of things that character did in the book to back up your answer.

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