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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of ice cream does the narrator at the beginning of Chapter 1 state you may be nervous about eating?
(a) Vanilla ice cream.
(b) Prune ice cream.
(c) Chocolate ice cream.
(d) Expired ice cream.

2. According to the narrator, what does Mr. Poe always have?
(a) A cough.
(b) A lie.
(c) Sunglasses.
(d) A cigarette.

3. What is the name of the street where the orphans will be staying?
(a) Main Street.
(b) Spencer Avenue.
(c) Levin Parkway.
(d) Dark Avenue.

4. What happened to the Quagmire children?
(a) Count Olaf kidnapped them.
(b) They ran away.
(c) They found guardians.
(d) They died in a fire.

5. What character has been put in charge of the Baudelaire orphans?
(a) Count Olaf.
(b) Mr. Poe.
(c) The Narrator.
(d) The State.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Squalor want to adopt the children?

2. Who is the oldest of the Baudelaire orphans?

3. What does the narrator suggest the reader do to understand how the Baudelaire orphans feel climbing the staircase without light?

4. What does Esme Squalor do for a living?

5. What does Violet hope the new guardians will have for her when she gets to the apartment?

(see the answer key)

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