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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 Stephano claim to be to Mr. Poe?

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

3. Where does Stephano tell Mr. Poe he is taking the children?

4. What does the look on Klaus' face show he is feeling after they have exposed Stephano's lies?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Violet regretting in chapter seven while she is getting into the Jeep with Stephano?

2. Describe the situation in chapter twelve where Mr. Poe insists on seeing Stephano's leg.

3. In chapter ten what does the author tell about the boy that cried wolf?

4. What is Violet doing in the beginning of chapter eleven?

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

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

7. What happens when the two cars crash in chapter seven?

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

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

10. What does Klaus and Mr. Poe discuss while they are walking up to the house in chapter eight?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

In what way do the Baudelaire children work together? Could they have defeated Count Olaf if they hadn't had each other? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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