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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. This routine is broken by what?

2. Klaus realizes that what must have happened to him?

3. Who is at the controls of the saw?

4. After reading the memo, Violet decides to go talk to whom alone?

5. Violet is shocked when Dr. Orwell tells the children what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does Sunny play in the chapter 12 battle?

2. What is the relationship between Sir and Charles like, in chapter 10, as opposed to how it is described earlier in the book?

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

4. Where do Violet and Sunny go, after leaving Sir's office, and what do they do when they get there?

5. Describe the machine Klaus runs, in chapter 7, and the process involved.

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

7. What is the process of how Violet finds the answer in the library and what is the answer that she finds?

8. How does Count Olaf's plan start to come together at the end of chapter 11?

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

10. How does Violet realize what the secret word to completely release Klaus from his trance is and when does she use it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Count Olaf isn't seen until near the end of the book, yet he is constantly thought of and his presence in Paltryville is eluded to.

What does the idea of Count Olaf represent to the children throughout the book and what, if anything, changes when the children finally see the Count? Use examples from the story to support your answers.

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