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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 pulls up behind the children and Mr. Poe while they are still walking back to Dr. Montgomery's house?

2. What happens as Stephano is driving the children to the boat?

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

4. Who panics upon seeing Sunny in her predicament?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Violet think about while she is standing outside Stephano's bedroom door?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Violet suddenly realize in chapter eleven while she is trying to open the suitcase belonging to Stephano?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role do the adults take on in the story? In what ways is it a typical role? In what way is it atypical?

In what ways are the Baudelaire children's role typical? Not typical?

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

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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