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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 and Sunny leave the office in what mood?

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

3. Who does Sir say that he will give the children to?

4. Who says that the Count agreed to split the children's fortune with them?

5. Where on Dr. Orwell's body does Sunny bite her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is known so far about Count Olaf and which people in the story he is working with?

8. 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?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Based on what you know from the book, define each of the following characters as good, bad or neutral and explain your answers:

1. Sir

2. Charles

3. Mr. Poe

4. Phil

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

Compare and contrast Sir and Count Olaf. Which one treats the children worse and why? Use at least three examples from the story to back yourself up. Do either of them have any positive features? Give examples of positive things the characters do in the story to make them seem more human.

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