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Plot Summary of The Slippery Slope
"The Slippery Slope is the tenth book in the Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. Violet and Klaus follow Count Olaf into the perilous Mortmain Mountains. They find a group of kids called the "Snow Scouts" who camp out in the caves of the mountains. The siblings also find another person who is one of the missing Quagmire triplets; Quigly.

Together, they set out to find Count Olaf and their missing sister Sunny. They know that they do not have much time left. But what will happen when they find their sister? And if they do, how will the manage to escape from Count Olaf safely again?"

alisa, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Slippery Slope
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Plot
Tone of book? - depressed
Time/era of story - present (2000-2010)
Family, struggle with Yes
Struggle with: - Uncle
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 11-14

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Intelligence - Genius
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - killer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a lot
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Genius
Physique - very athletic

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 ()
Mountains/Cliffs Yes
Mountains: - falling off

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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