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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. Why does Duncan say that Count Olaf didn't ask the Baudelaire children for their fortune?

2. What had the Quagmires done in order to try and make sure the Baudelaires are safe?

3. Who do the teachers say they should expel?

4. What happens to Klaus and Isadora over lunch?

5. When does Klaus say they were allowed to go to bed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the reaction that the Baudelaire children have when they look at the Quagmires in their disguises.

2. How do the children do on their exams?

3. What starts the fight between Klaus and Isadora?

4. Describe the topic of assumptions that the narrator speaks on in the beginning of Chapter 12.

5. Why do Klaus and Sunny not question Violet in Chapter 11 when she tells them she will need a crab for her invention?

6. Describe the plan that the Quagmires have put into action in order to help the Baudelaire children.

7. Describe how the day goes while the Baudelaire children are waiting for their meeting with Coach Genghis.

8. What do the children see at the end of Chapter 11 that makes them realize something is wrong with the Quagmires?

9. What does the narrator explain that Coach Genghis has the Baudelaire children do every night?

10. How tired are the Baudelaire children as described in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do the Quagmires insist on being called triplets even though their brother is dead, leaving only the two of them?

Is it more appropriate to call them twins than triplets? Explain your answers.

Essay Topic 2

There is a lot of narcissism in regards to Coach Genghis and Principal Nero.

1) At what point does a person's self worth go from healthy to narcissism?

2) Is it better for a person to have low self esteem or be narcissistic? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

1) Is there any foreshadowing in the book that takes place without the narrator pointing it out?

2) Is the narrator's commentary helpful to the reader?

3) Is the narrator's commentary given primary for the younger reader to inform or for a entertainment value? Explain.

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