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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Klaus is able to tell the difference between which two animals?
(a) Lion and tiger
(b) Alligator and crocodile
(c) Leapard and cheetah
(d) Black leapord and spotted leapord

2. What reason does Mr. Poe give to explain Count Olaf's busy schedule?
(a) He does charity work
(b) He is an actor
(c) He just got out of jail
(d) He is a traveling salesman

3. What fruit has been put with their breakfast that Count Olaf has served?
(a) Raspberries
(b) Blackberries
(c) Tomatoes
(d) Blueberries

4. Who does Violet say they should go see?
(a) Mr. Poe
(b) Mrs. Poe
(c) Justice Strauss
(d) The family lawyer

5. What does Violet have to drop in order to take Klaus' hand?
(a) Necklace
(b) Rock
(c) Fish
(d) Seashell

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Olaf say he has become since he has adopted the children?

2. What do the children tell Mr. Poe that Count Olaf is always asking about?

3. What did the children buy for dessert for Count Olaf and the troupe?

4. What does the theater troupe do when they are ready to have dinner?

5. What does Justice Strauss tell Violet they can come help her do sometime?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Edgar and Albert's response when Mr. Poe tells the Baudelaire children that they are leaving the next day?

2. What is the response of Violet and Klaus when they are told they will be leaving the Poe household?

3. What is the children's response to Count Olaf when they first meet?

4. What events do the children remember while talking about Violet burning the toast in Chapter 3?

5. Describe the Baudelaire children's response when they first meet Justice Strauss.

6. What is Violet's initial response to playing Count Olaf's bride in Chapter 6?

7. At the beginning of Chapter 5 what are the children's moods when they wake up the next morning?

8. What is the children's response in Chapter 1 when they hear that their parents have just died?

9. Describe how the story of the Baudelaire children is introduced.

10. Explain the mood of the Baudelaire children in the beginning of Chapter 2 after they have learned of their parents' deaths.

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