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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 do the children hope for when Stephano climbs in the Jeep?
2. What do the children think it would be easier to argue with rather than Mr. Poe?
3. What does Klaus say he is waiting on before he leaves?
4. What does the author tell the reader that it is good and necessary to do sometimes?
5. What does Sunny do, after Violet has left the room, while sitting in front of the Incredibly Deadly Viper's open cage?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Violet doing in the beginning of chapter eleven?
2. Describe the scene in chapter seven when Stephano first walks into the room where Dr. Montgomery's body is lying.
3. What does Violet think about while she is standing outside Stephano's bedroom door?
4. What does Violet suddenly realize in chapter eleven while she is trying to open the suitcase belonging to Stephano?
5. What does Violet explain that Stephano intended to do after killing Dr. Montgomery?
6. Describe the lockpick that Violet had made.
7. Describe what happens when Violet is able to get the suitcase open in chapter eleven.
8. What does Klaus discover about the Mamba du Mal in chapter nine?
9. Describe how Stephano killed Dr. Montgomery as Violet explains it in chapter twelve?
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 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 2
Describe the role that the loss of Uncle Monty plays for the children. In what way does it compare to the loss of their parents? Is this loss reflective of what a person might feel in real life? Explain.
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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