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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 the look on Sunny's face show she is feeling after exposing Stephano's lies?

2. Who does Klaus announce he sees?

3. What does Violet do to her invention to make it slide easier?

4. What does Stephano claim to be to Mr. Poe?

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

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

4. What is Violet doing in the beginning of chapter eleven?

5. What is Stephano's reaction when Mr. Poe is panicing because Sunny has been bitten by the Incredibly Deadly Viper?

6. In chapter eight what does the narrator explain is the difference between Violet and Klaus in regards to their regrets?

7. What does Klaus and Mr. Poe discuss while they are walking up to the house in chapter eight?

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

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

10. What does Violet explain that Stephano intended to do after killing Dr. Montgomery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The snake was thought of as a friend to the children and the children and the snake cried as they were separated.

1) How would the scene have been viewed differently if the creature had been something more accepted as a pet such as a puppy or a cat?

2) Why did the author chose a snake to be the only thing left to share the Baudelaire's tears?

3) What was the author's purpose in having the snake cry?

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

Although the Baudelaire children and Olaf are the main focus of the story there are other characters involved.

Look at Mr. Poe and Uncle Monty. Describe Mr. Poe's personality. Describe Uncle Monty's personality.

Which one of these characters is a more accurate description of Count Olaf's opposite? Explain.

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