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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 do the children see handing from the ceiling when they first see inside the house of Dr. Montgomery?

2. What do the Baudelaire children still have nightmares about?

3. Where dose Uncle Monty tell the children he found Stephano?

4. What is in Violet's room that she thought might help inspire her while inventing?

5. What must the Virginian Wolfsnake never be let near?

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter four what characters do the children think about in regards to Olaf's acting troupe that travel with him?

2. Describe the scene in chapter six when the Baudelaire children are watching Zombies in the Snow.

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

4. What tasks does Dr. Montgomery say must be done before they leave for Peru?

5. Describe the arrival of Stephano in chapter three and the children's realization.

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

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

8. How is the night described in the beginning of chapter five?

9. Describe how life goes for the Baudelaire children for a week or so in chapter three?

10. Describe the situation when Dr. Montgomery tells the children to go find a room in his house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Luck to Planing and Preparation.

1) There are a few good things that happen to the Baudelaire children. Are those things more likely luck or preparation and planning?

2) Is it more important to be lucky or prepared?

3) In what way could the Baudelaire children have prepared themselves more?

Essay Topic 2

Count Olaf is the bad guy in the story.

1) In what ways is he a 'Criminal Mastermind' if any.

2) Is he smarter than the children?

3) Look at Count Olaf's personality. What are his strengths? What are his weaknesses?

Essay Topic 3

The narrator tells the reader before hand that Uncle Monty dies.

1) Is this true foreshadowing or has the narrator given away a key piece in the story? Explain.

2) What other way could the reader have realized that Uncle Monty was destined to die if the narrator hadn't exposed it?

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