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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 does Count Olaf tell the children to do if they want another bed?
2. What is Justice Strauss holding when she first meets the Baudelaire children?
3. What is wrong with the clothing that Mrs. Poe purchased for the children?
4. What does Sunny do to Justice Strauss?
5. What does Klaus say that they must go and look for soon?
Short Essay Questions
1. At the beginning of Chapter 5 what are the children's moods when they wake up the next morning?
2. What is the response of Violet and Klaus when they are told they will be leaving the Poe household?
3. What is the children's response in Chapter 1 when they hear that their parents have just died?
4. What does Mr. Poe explain will happen to the children now that their parents are dead?
5. What does Mr. Poe tell the children when they say that Count Olaf is a terrible guardian and explain Count Olaf's behavior in Chapter 5?
6. Describe how the story of the Baudelaire children is introduced.
7. What is Violet's first thought when she sees the figure walking towards them in Chapter 1?
8. Explain the mood of the Baudelaire children in the beginning of Chapter 2 after they have learned of their parents' deaths.
9. How does Count Olaf describe the play, The Marvelous Marriage, to the children?
10. What is Edgar and Albert's response when Mr. Poe tells the Baudelaire children that they are leaving the next day?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The two adults in the story that are seemingly trying to help the Baudelaire children are Mr. Poe and Justice Strauss.
1) Compare the personalities of Mr. Poe and Justice Strauss.
2) What was the role of each of these characters in the story?
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
The law books seem to play a large role in Klaus' research. What is the purpose of the author using law books for Klaus' focus? What alternative could have been used for Klaus?
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