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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. The children see right through the Count's disguise and do what?

2. The doctor wears what on her feet?

3. This routine is broken by what?

4. The children receive a message from whom, upon returning to the mill?

5. Who offers to help the children, at first?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the significance of the phrase "You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar" in chapter 8.

2. 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?

3. What happens to Klaus at his second trip to the eye doctor?

4. How do the children's general states of mind change, in chapter 10, and why?

5. When Violet and Sunny finally get in to see Sir, what does Violet tell him?

6. What realization does Klaus make on the way to the eye doctor for the second time? Also, why doesn't that realization help him at the time?

7. Describe Violet in the library. What about her personality and attitude helps her there and what hurts her. How is that similar to students who have to research in real life?

8. Is Violet afraid or intimidated, in chapter 10? Why or why not?

9. What is the result of the children's confrontation with the Count?

10. How do Phil's attitude and the Foreman's attitude about the stamp machine incident contrast?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mr. Poe abandoned the children in Paltryville at the start of the book, though he did return in the end and rescue them from being handed over tot he Count.

Part 1: Do you feel that Mr. Poe's actions at the end of the book made up for his actions in the beginning? Why or why not?

Part 2: What do you feel would have happened in a real town in the present day if someone left three children to fend for themselves like Mr. Poe did?

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

1. Describe, in detail, two examples of mean things that Sir did in the story.

2. Describe, in detail, two examples of good things that Sir did in the story.

Do you think that Sir was good, bad or neutral over all, based on your answers to the above questions?

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