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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. Where had Dr. Montgomery been bitten?

2. Who do the children suggest calling to tell that Count Olaf has appeared in the house?

3. What does the narrator compare the knife to as a warning?

4. What does Stephano do to make sure the children don't go to Uncle Monty's room?

5. What is unique about the room that Klaus chooses?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Lousy Lane that the children drive down to their new home in chapter one?

3. What does Uncle Monty tell the children he wants to discuss with them outside in chapter four?

4. What are the children doing in chapter five when they go up to their bed rooms after dinner?

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

6. Describe the animals and things in the Reptile Room.

7. In chapter five what do the children think about when they try to think about what life was like for them four years earlier?

8. What are the children thinking when Mr. Poe rings the bell at Dr. Montgomery's house?

9. What does Dr. Montgomery call the children and what is the explanation he gives for being so excited?

10. In chapter one how is the life of the Baudelaire children summarized up to the point where they are driving to their new home with the unknown relative?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the very end of the story the children compliment each other on the things that they were able to accomplish that eventually unmasked Count Olaf.

1) Was it necessary for the children to tell each other how well each of them did at this point?

2) Would it have been the same if they had said it before they went to sleep?

3) What purpose does an honest compliment serve to a person in a general sense? How does that compare to the compliment the children gave each other?

Essay Topic 2

The snake was thought of as a friend to the children and the children and the snake cried as they were separated.

1) How would the scene have been viewed differently if the creature had been something more accepted as a pet such as a puppy or a cat?

2) Why did the author chose a snake to be the only thing left to share the Baudelaire's tears?

3) What was the author's purpose in having the snake cry?

Essay Topic 3

Mr. Poe tells them that good girls shouldn't know how to pick locks. Explain what he meant by this statement.

Mr. Poe says that a grown man doesn't get involved in car chases and that it is a job for the police. What does this reveal to the reader about Mr. Poe's personality?

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