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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Count Olaf have on his ankle?
(a) A bandage.
(b) A cast.
(c) A tattoo of an eye.
(d) A blue striped sock.

2. Who is the oldest of the Baudelaire orphans?
(a) Klaus.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Violet.
(d) Tammy.

3. Who had been the Baudelaire orphans' first guardian?
(a) Count Olaf.
(b) Mr. Poe.
(c) Count Baudelaire.
(d) Mr. Smith.

4. According to Mr. Squalor, what is one thing the children can do to save breath?
(a) Sit down.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Sip the air.
(d) Call each other by their first names.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is the oldest Baudelaire orphan?

3. Who are the orphans' new guardians?

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

5. According to Mr. Squalor, what is his wife most attentive to?

(see the answer key)

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