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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 Josephine say that Count Olaf told her he would do if she didn't give the children over to his care?

2. What does Count Olaf's accomplice step on that causes it to fall?

3. What does Violet do while they sail?

4. What does the narrator say the sound of the Leeches was like?

5. What does Klaus say the word Ike in Josephine's letter was supposed to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Josephine's library look like when Klaus enters in Chapter 8?

2. What does Captain Sham say to the children when they get into his boat?

3. Describe the scene in Chapter 11 when the Leeches arrive.

4. What does Klaus do in Chapter 8 when he enters the library room?

5. What happens to the Baudelaire children when the eat the peppermints?

6. Describe the Baudelaires' journey to the Fickle Ferry in Chapter 9.

7. What do the children think about when Josephine is thrown overboard and they sail away from her.

8. What does Violet do under the table while they are eating at the restaurant?

9. How does the creature stop the Baudelaire children after it wakes up?

10. What is the realization that the children come to after talking with Aunt Josephine in the cave in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Mr. Poe stand on the dock screaming at Count Olaf to stop rather than taking action of some type? What does this represent for the Baudelaire children?

Essay Topic 2

This story has a warning in several places about the fact that it does not end well.

1) Does this influence your desire to read the book?

2) Do you continue to hope for a happy ending or something good to come of the events?

Essay Topic 3

There are a lot of dire situations in the story and it appears that Josephine dies after abandoning the children.

1) Is this book appropriate for younger audiences? Why or why not?

2) Did the death of Josephine influence your decision in any way?

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