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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. Who does the narrator explain that inventions, such as the one Violet has made, are used by?

2. What has Violet created when she is done?

3. What does the author tell the reader that it is good and necessary to do sometimes?

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

5. Why does the doctor explain that there isn't a snake loose in the house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What are the children trying to convince Mr. Poe of while they are sitting with Stephano waiting on the doctor to finish his examination?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

Discuss idiosyncrasies.

1) What is significant about Violet's need to pull her hair back in order to think properly?

2) Does this trait add or detract from her character?

3) How does her idiosyncrasy compare to those found in real life?

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