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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 do the children see on Count Olaf?
2. What does the theater troupe do when they are ready to have dinner?
3. What does Mr. Poe say must happen before the Baudelaire money can be used?
4. What kind of dish do the children decide on for Count Olaf and his troop?
5. What does Klaus tell Mr. Poe that Count Olaf is?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Violet doing while she is standing on the beach in Chapter 1?
2. What is Violet's first thought when she sees the figure walking towards them in Chapter 1?
3. Describe the children's sleeping conditions at Count Olaf's home.
4. At the beginning of Chapter 5 what are the children's moods when they wake up the next morning?
5. Describe the Baudelaire children's response when they first meet Justice Strauss.
6. What does Justice Strauss tell the children when they see her extensive book collection?
7. How does Mr. Poe treat the children while they are trying to talk to him in Chapter 5?
8. What does Violet suggest they do in Chapter 5 while they are chopping wood? What is Klaus' reaction?
9. What does Violet mean when she says that Mr. Poe was like the executioner in Chapter 1?
10. What is the children's response to Count Olaf when they first meet?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do many of the adults continually treat Klaus and Violet as if they are children without any sense? What is the author's goal with treating his main characters this way?
Essay Topic 2
Violet and Klaus are the two main characters pitted against Count Olaf. Compare the characters of Klaus and Violet to that of Count Olaf. Does Count Olaf have any good qualities? Do the children have any bad ones? Imagine their roles are reversed, then explain how the story might play out.
Essay Topic 3
Describe the feeling that the children have once they are put into Count Olaf's home. How is this reflected in the room they are forced to share? Explain your reasoning.
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