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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. What does Uncle Monty explain two snakes in his room have learned to do that is dangerous?
(a) Learned to drive a car
(b) Dial a phone
(c) Set a trap
(d) Open their cages

2. What have the shrubs been cut to look like?
(a) Snakes
(b) Women dancing
(c) Clouds
(d) Animals

3. What must the Virginian Wolfsnake never be let near?
(a) A room of its own
(b) A lighthouse
(c) Stones in an overcoat
(d) Typewriter

4. What does Dr. Montgomery tell the children he has just finished making?
(a) Brussle sprouts
(b) Chocolate pie
(c) Coconut cream cake
(d) Ice cream

5. What does Violet say they are old enough to do?
(a) Stay by themselves
(b) Get jobs
(c) Cook for themselves
(d) Help with the snakes

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the painting of that the children first see in the house?

2. What do the children hope that Mr. Poe remembers to do as he drives away?

3. What has Violet been trying to think up an invention for?

4. What does Stephano do during the entire dinner meal?

5. What does Uncle Monty say that Stephano will name the snake if he is able to steal it?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the first sight of Dr. Montgomery's house that the children get in chapter one?

2. What does the narrator explain in chapter four will be another regret that the Baudelaire children will have when Uncle Monty gets home from picking up supplies?

3. What do the children find when the open the door of the Reptile Room?

4. Describe the different deadly snakes that Dr. Montgomery explains to the children he has and what they can do as described in chapter three.

5. What do the children discuss in Violet's room in chapter six after they are done at the movies?

6. What does Count Olaf say in chapter four that makes Violet pick up his suit case and carry it in the house?

7. In chapter six what does the narrator tell the reader that they can do with the book instead of finishing it?

8. Describe the scene which Dr. Montgomery wishes to happen when he unveils the Incredibly Deadly Viper as he describes in it chapter three?

9. What does Count Olaf tell the children that convinces them to start calling him Stephano?

10. What is 'Stephano's' response to Violet and Klaus calling him Count Olaf?

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