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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. Klaus obediently begins operating the large machine and everyone else begins doing what?

3. the doctor says that you can catch more what with honey than with vinegar?

4. Why can't Sunny help Charles, initially?

5. The children are interrupted by who telling them that Lucky Smells Lumbermill has no room for dawdling?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who do you think is the hero of the battle in chapter 12 and why?

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

3. What happens as Violet is trying to stop Klaus using one of the secret words, "lucky?"

4. How does Violet handle confronting the count and do you agree or disagree with her reaction.

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

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

7. What could possibly be causing Klaus' strange behavior, in the start of chapter 7?

8. What are the children's first impressions of Dr. Orwell and how do they compare with your own impressions of the doctor.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

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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