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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 word 'Brummagem' mean as it is used to describe Stephano's look of surprise?

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

3. What does Stephano say that they don't have when Klaus accuses him of being Dr. Montgomery's killer?

4. What is the first story that the narrator makes mention of to relate a moral of not lying?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Describe the lockpick that Violet had made.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Count Olaf seems to have thought of everything and is even able to pass one of his accomplices off as the doctor.

In what way was it obvious that this was one of his accomplices?

In what way was Count Olaf's planning thorough? In what way did he seem to have not thought things through?

Is it possible that Count Olaf lucked into much of the information and situation that he found himself in?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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