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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 does Klaus say he doesn't want to go in the Reptile Room?
(a) The snake might still be loose
(b) Uncle Monty died in there
(c) Count Olaf might come in and find them
(d) They haven't been given permission

2. Why does the doctor explain that he and Stephano can't switch cars?
(a) The city laws won't allow anyone else to drive his car
(b) His car is out of gas
(c) He can't drive Stephano's car
(d) He hates to drive a Jeep

3. What is odd about the doctor's hand when he opens the door to the reptile room?
(a) He has to use both of them
(b) It is to short
(c) It makes a metal clanging sound
(d) It is stiff

4. What does Mr. Poe NOT say proves that Stephano is not Count Olaf?
(a) Stephano's beard
(b) Hooked finger
(c) Stephano's unblemished ankle
(d) Missing the one eyebrow

5. What do the children hope for when Stephano climbs in the Jeep?
(a) That it will blow up
(b) That the police will come
(c) That Mr. Poe will arrive
(d) That it won't start

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Violet do to her invention to make it slide easier?

2. What happens as Stephano is driving the children to the boat?

3. What happens to Violet's invention when she tries to open the suitcase the last time?

4. What can Violet see Stephano explaining but doesn't know what he is saying?

5. What does Stephano say that the doctor will do for Mr. Poe after he is done with the examination?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens when Violet is able to get the suitcase open in chapter eleven.

2. Describe the story that the doctor tells to exlpain the death of Dr. Montgomery?

3. In the beginning of chapter nine what does the narrator explain is different when the children walk into the Reptile Room?

4. At the end of chapter ten how does Klaus explain the meaning of Sunny's exclamation 'Aha'?

5. What does Klaus discover about the Mamba du Mal in chapter nine?

6. Describe the scene in chapter seven when Stephano first walks into the room where Dr. Montgomery's body is lying.

7. What does Violet think about while she is standing outside Stephano's bedroom door?

8. What is Stephano's response when he has been caught in a lie about his snake knowledge in chapter twelve?

9. What does Violet suddenly realize in chapter eleven while she is trying to open the suitcase belonging to Stephano?

10. What does Violet explain that Stephano intended to do after killing Dr. Montgomery?

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