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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 accidentally call Dr. Montgomery's death?

2. What happens to Violet's invention when she tries to open the suitcase the last time?

3. What does the doctor suggest is the reason that Dr. Montgomery wasn't bruised?

4. What is one of the reasons given that a person shouldn't play with electricity?

5. Why does the doctor explain that he and Stephano can't switch cars?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Violet regretting in chapter seven while she is getting into the Jeep with Stephano?

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

3. What is the reaction gotten when Sunny is found with the Incredibly Deadly Viper wrapped around her body?

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

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

6. Describe how Stephano killed Dr. Montgomery as Violet explains it in chapter twelve?

7. Describe what happens when Violet is able to get the suitcase open in chapter eleven.

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

9. What does Stephano do when Klaus refuses to go until the police are called?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The three Baudelaire children aren't shown fighting with each other as normal children often do.

1) Does this make the Baudelaire children less believable? Why.

2) Describe how each of the children differ from each other as normal siblings do. Are there any traits that they do share? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe fear and the role it plays in the story. Is it possible that fear kept the children from unmasking Count Olaf earlier? Was Count Olaf ever shown to be afraid in the story? Explain your answer

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