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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 Stephano offer the doctor and Mr. Poe when they enter the house?

2. What word is used to describe Violet's homemade invention?

3. Who panics upon seeing Sunny in her predicament?

4. Who does Violet realize is watching her as she tries to break into the suitcase?

5. Why does the doctor explain that there isn't a snake loose in the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the story that the doctor tells to exlpain the death of Dr. Montgomery?

2. In the beginning of chapter nine what does the narrator explain is different when the children walk into the Reptile Room?

3. Describe the situation in chapter twelve where Mr. Poe insists on seeing Stephano's leg.

4. What does Violet think about while she is standing outside Stephano's bedroom door?

5. At the end of chapter ten how does Klaus explain the meaning of Sunny's exclamation 'Aha'?

6. In chapter ten what does the author tell about the boy that cried wolf?

7. Describe the lockpick that Violet had made.

8. What does Violet say that they are going in the Reptile Room for as she describes it in chapter nine?

9. What is Stephano's response when he has been caught in a lie about his snake knowledge in chapter twelve?

10. What does Klaus discover about the Mamba du Mal in chapter nine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mr. Poe tells them that good girls shouldn't know how to pick locks. Explain what he meant by this statement.

Mr. Poe says that a grown man doesn't get involved in car chases and that it is a job for the police. What does this reveal to the reader about Mr. Poe's personality?

Essay Topic 2

The narrator tells the reader before hand that Uncle Monty dies.

1) Is this true foreshadowing or has the narrator given away a key piece in the story? Explain.

2) What other way could the reader have realized that Uncle Monty was destined to die if the narrator hadn't exposed it?

Essay Topic 3

There are many different symbols seen in the story.

Discuss the use of the snake as a symbol.

Discuss the use of the eye as a symbol.

How do these two symbols compare to each other and the way in which they were used?

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