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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 sneak into the mill room and find the Foreman standing next to what?

2. Violet and Sunny leave the office in what mood?

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

4. Who starts yelling abotu Phil's accident being the worst ever at the mill?

5. Who joins the girls and the Count in the waiting room?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Charles offer to help, in chapter 10, and how is it reminiscent of earlier in the book?

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

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

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

6. 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?

7. 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?

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

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

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

In the book, the children are basically enslaved in the mill by Sir and the Foreman.

1. If you were in the children's position, would you have tried to escape. If so, when and how. If not, why not?

2. Do you think that modern day children are still enslaved in some ways? Why or why not? If so, in what ways?

Essay Topic 2

The children in the story have clearly been through a lot. Choose any two of the following questions about them and answer them in detail, using examples from the book.

Which of the three children is the strongest and why?

Which of the three children is the weakest and why?

Which of the three children is the smartest and why?

Which character in the book has hurt or betrayed the children the most and why?

Essay Topic 3

Dr. Orwell plays a major role in the book, especially at the end.

1. Describe Dr. Orwell and her role in the story in detail.

2. Why do you think Dr. Orwell was so easily persuaded by Count Olaf to hypnotize Klaus?

3. What might the story have been like if Dr. Orwell was not present?

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