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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 Violet put on the floor while she tries to listen on the adults' conversation?

2. What does Stephano pull out when Klaus says he will call the police?

3. What does Mr. Poe say about picking a lock?

4. What do the children hope for when Stephano climbs in the Jeep?

5. What does Violet go get from the kitchen to make her invention slick?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when the two cars crash in chapter seven?

4. Describe the scene in chapter seven when Stephano first walks into the room where Dr. Montgomery's body is lying.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Compare Luck to Planing and Preparation.

1) There are a few good things that happen to the Baudelaire children. Are those things more likely luck or preparation and planning?

2) Is it more important to be lucky or prepared?

3) In what way could the Baudelaire children have prepared themselves more?

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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