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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Olaf say he is doing when the theater troupe arrives?
(a) Getting the food
(b) Hugging the children
(c) Punishing the orphans
(d) Finding plates

2. What does Klaus think of being destroyed in the fire?
(a) The books he hasn't yet read
(b) All his things
(c) His mother and father
(d) His bed

3. What do the children tell Mr. Poe that Count Olaf is always asking about?
(a) Why the children smell funny
(b) Their father's will
(c) Their money
(d) The house fire

4. What does Klaus say that they must go and look for soon?
(a) A lawyer
(b) A school
(c) A public library
(d) A park

5. What does Justice Strauss tell Violet they can come help her do sometime?
(a) Clean
(b) Cook
(c) Garden
(d) Shop

6. What is wrong with the clothing that Mrs. Poe purchased for the children?
(a) It was used and dirty
(b) It was itchy
(c) It was too large
(d) It was too small

7. Who did the Baudelaire children have to share a room with in the Poe house?
(a) Mr. Poe's pet snake
(b) Mr. Poe's mother
(c) Mr. Poe's dogs
(d) Mr. Poe's two sons

8. Why does Mr. Poe explain the children will be going to live with Count Olaf?
(a) He is the only relative to be found
(b) He is the closest relative geographically
(c) Count Olaf has asked for the children
(d) Their parents mentioned him in the will

9. What does Klaus explain it is that makes the figure look frightening?
(a) The hat it is wearing
(b) Lack of light
(c) Her imagination
(d) Mist

10. What does Justice Strauss do that immediately puts Violet at ease?
(a) Laughs
(b) Hugs Violet
(c) Touches Violet's hair
(d) Holds Violet's hand

11. Why does Mr. Poe say that the Baudelaires' parents most likely never invited Count Olaf over?
(a) Count Olaf was excentric
(b) They hated dinner parties
(c) Their parents wanted to keep him a surprise
(d) Count Olaf was busy

12. When does Klaus suggest they could come over?
(a) Tomorrow
(b) That weekend
(c) Today
(d) Next week

13. What does Violet say she would want to buy if she could use her family's money?
(a) Inventing studio
(b) Library
(c) Someone to chop the wood for her
(d) Crib for Sunny

14. Who does Klaus suggest could adopt them?
(a) Violet
(b) Justice Strauss
(c) Their grandmother
(d) Mr. Poe

15. What do the children put their clothes in at Count Olaf's house?
(a) A laundry basket
(b) A broken dresser
(c) A chair
(d) A refrigerator box

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of dish do the children decide on for Count Olaf and his troop?

2. What do the children do to figuratively escape Count Olaf's home?

3. What is Justice Strauss holding when she first meets the Baudelaire children?

4. What does Count Olaf ask for when he enters the kitchen?

5. What reason does Mr. Poe give to explain Count Olaf's busy schedule?

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