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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. Violet wishes that who would be there to help with her research?
2. Remembering a fishing expedition he once took with his parents, Klaus recalls the process of what?
3. Klaus obediently begins operating the large machine and everyone else begins doing what?
4. Who enters the mill, with Shirley in tow?
5. How many times has Klaus been tripped, as of the end of chapter 12?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the machine Klaus runs, in chapter 7, and the process involved.
2. What happens to Klaus at his second trip to the eye doctor?
3. Describe Klaus' odd behavior, in chapter 7 as a whole and how the Foreman reacts to it at the end of the chapter. What might everything all together indicate?
4. What is known so far about Count Olaf and which people in the story he is working with?
5. What is the result of the children's confrontation with the Count?
6. Is Violet afraid or intimidated, in chapter 10? Why or why not?
7. What could possibly be causing Klaus' strange behavior, in the start of chapter 7?
8. How does Violet realize what the secret word to completely release Klaus from his trance is and when does she use it?
9. How do Phil's attitude and the Foreman's attitude about the stamp machine incident contrast?
10. Explain the significance of the phrase "You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar" in chapter 8.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Paltryville, and especially the mill, are, as the book title suggests, miserable.
Part 1: How do you feel that the miserable surroundings influenced the attitudes of the children?
Part 2: Did the surroundings seem to affect other characters and, if so, in what ways?
Essay Topic 2
Which of the children do you feel was most influential in the book? Use examples from the story to explain why. Which were least influential? Explain what they could have done to become more useful or interesting.
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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