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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Violet tell Klaus about her plan?
(a) Doesn't want to give him false hope
(b) She is worried that Count Olaf might find out
(c) She is worried he might get hurt
(d) She thinks he might try it without her

2. Klaus says that Count Olaf's plan wouldn't work if he and Violet were what?
(a) Polygamists
(b) Methodists
(c) Muslim
(d) Nudists

3. What does Violet take to the tower stairs?
(a) A piece of chalk
(b) Her drawings
(c) The curtains
(d) Roast Beef

4. What is Violet's costume in the play?
(a) A lacy white dress
(b) A cotton itchy dress
(c) A satin yellow dress
(d) A velvet red dress

5. What does Klaus see Violet do that he hadn't seen her do in a long time?
(a) Tie up her hair
(b) Cross her arms
(c) Whistle
(d) Begin drawing an invention

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of book is it that the narrator explains practically no one likes to read about?

2. What is Klaus' costume for the play?

3. Where does Violet get injured while throwing the grappling hook?

4. What does Klaus rip a paper into pieces for while he reads?

5. What does the hook-handed man say the three orphans will have to do that night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is described as the difference between the reasons that the Baudelaire children read the books and the reasons that lawyers read law books in Chapter 7?

2. What does Violet find when she reaches the top of the tower and has climbed her grappling hook?

3. While Violet and Klaus are trying to think of a way to get out of the tower in Chapter 11 what things do they discuss but don't offer any help?

4. Describe the grappling hook that Violet creates to attempt a rescue in Chapter 8.

5. Describe the scene in Chapter 8 where Klaus goes to wake up Violet and explain Olaf's plan.

6. How does Klaus describe Olaf's plans as he has discovered them in Chapter 8?

7. What is Count Olaf's response when Klaus reveals he has discovered Olaf's plan?

8. What is Justice Strauss' response when Violet and Klaus ask her if she is excited about being in Olaf's play in Chapter 7?

9. How does Klaus' all night reading in Chapter 8 compare to how he used to stay up all night reading when his parents were alive?

10. What does the hook-handed man tell Klaus in Chapter 7 that frightens Klaus?

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