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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Count Olaf's play?
(a) The Marvelous Marriage
(b) Doing Away with the Orphans
(c) Stealing a Fortune
(d) Getting Away with Murder

2. What does Violet do just before she gets ready to start thinking of an invention?
(a) Pulls her hair back
(b) Starts chewing on her nails
(c) Puts on her glasses
(d) Exercises

3. What is Violet thinking of inventing a machine to do while they are on the beach?
(a) Fetch the rocks she is skipping
(b) Create a perfect day
(c) Make it always cloudy
(d) Help you swim

4. What does Klaus say he would like a book on?
(a) Trains
(b) Archery
(c) Sea creatures
(d) Wolves

5. What do the children realize Count Olaf isn't wearing?
(a) Shirt
(b) Underwear
(c) Socks
(d) Dentures

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

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

8. When the story begins where are the Baudelaire children?
(a) Home
(b) Visitng a friend
(c) Beach
(d) Count Olafs

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

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

11. What does Count Olaf say that the theater troupe and himself should do in order to enjoy their meal?
(a) Throw it out
(b) Get drunk
(c) Order out
(d) Have the children cook something else

12. What do the children see on Count Olaf?
(a) Eye tattoo on his ankle
(b) Eye tattoo on his wrist
(c) A hairy mole
(d) House tattoo on his neck

13. What does Violet do when she is thinking about inventions?
(a) Chews on her bottom lip
(b) Sucks her thumb
(c) Puts on her glasses
(d) Ties her hair up

14. What does Count Olaf tell the children to do before they step inside?
(a) Take off their shoes
(b) Wipe their feet
(c) Take off their coats
(d) Watch the steps

15. What does Mr. Poe do that keeps him from hearing Violet explain that Klaus has been struck by Count Olaf?
(a) Talks at the same time she does
(b) Sneezes
(c) Coughs
(d) Answers a phone

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Count Olaf say he got a phone call from?

3. What does Sunny do to Justice Strauss?

4. Who knocks on the front door while Violet and Klaus are trying to figure out what to have for dinner?

5. What does Violet say she would want to buy if she could use her family's money?

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