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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 Violet find that Count Olaf is pointing at?

2. Who comes to get Klaus and calls him home?

3. What does Count Olaf 'innocently' suggest that Violet and Klaus do if they want to see something unusual?

4. What does Klaus say the name of the play should be changed to?

5. Who does Count Olaf find waiting for him at the breakfast table the next morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What are the costumes that Klaus and Violet are put into for 'The Marvelous Marriage'?

3. What is it that Violet's parents told her when they brought both Klaus, and later, Sunny, home from the hospital?

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

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

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

7. Describe the scene in Chapter 8 where Klaus goes to wake up Violet and explain 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. Describe what makes Violet's plan risky and dangerous.

10. Describe the scene in Chapter 8 where Count Olaf walks the children out to see where Sunny is being held.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Count Olaf seems to have a large following in his acting troupe. Why is he able to command so much loyalty? Why are Justice Strauss, Mr. Poe and seemingly every other adult taken in by his rouse?

Essay Topic 2

The Poe children are quite upset at sharing their room with the Baudelaire orphans. Is their reaction to having the Baudelaire children understandable? Realistic?

What does it say about the Poe children that they treat the Baudelaire's in such a manner? What does it say about the Poe parents?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the play's name 'The Marvelous Marriage'? What other names could Count Olaf have come up with and created the same effect? Suggest your own name for the play, and give your reasons why.

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