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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. What does Uncle Monty tell the children they can do that will make handling the snakes safe?

2. What is unique about the room that Klaus chooses?

3. What does Stephano offer to carry?

4. What do the children see handing from the ceiling when they first see inside the house of Dr. Montgomery?

5. What have the shrubs been cut to look like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the children thinking when Mr. Poe rings the bell at Dr. Montgomery's house?

2. In chapter four what characters do the children think about in regards to Olaf's acting troupe that travel with him?

3. Describe the situation when Dr. Montgomery tells the children to go find a room in his house?

4. Describe the animals and things in the Reptile Room.

5. What is 'Stephano's' response to Violet and Klaus calling him Count Olaf?

6. Describe the scene in chapter two when Mr. Poe asks Dr. Montgomery who will be looking after the children?

7. What does the narrator explain that Klaus will regret later on in his life?

8. Describe the scene which Dr. Montgomery wishes to happen when he unveils the Incredibly Deadly Viper as he describes in it chapter three?

9. What do the children discuss in Violet's room in chapter six after they are done at the movies?

10. Describe how life goes for the Baudelaire children for a week or so in chapter three?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the very end of the story the children compliment each other on the things that they were able to accomplish that eventually unmasked Count Olaf.

1) Was it necessary for the children to tell each other how well each of them did at this point?

2) Would it have been the same if they had said it before they went to sleep?

3) What purpose does an honest compliment serve to a person in a general sense? How does that compare to the compliment the children gave each other?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss idiosyncrasies.

1) What is significant about Violet's need to pull her hair back in order to think properly?

2) Does this trait add or detract from her character?

3) How does her idiosyncrasy compare to those found in real life?

Essay Topic 3

What role does Bruce play in the story? What does the children's response to Bruce's accusation that Dr. Montgomery was a moron say?

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