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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. How many books does the library have?
(a) 3
(b) 30
(c) 300
(d) 3,000

2. How do the children handle the news that they will be working?
(a) They run away
(b) They complain
(c) They agree to make the best of it
(d) They telephone Poe for help

3. Who removes the clothing that Klaus leaves on when he falls asleep?
(a) Charles
(b) Sunny
(c) Violet
(d) Phil

4. The first day of work is called what?
(a) Log Day
(b) Tree Day
(c) Limb Day
(d) Branch Day

5. What is pictured on the cover of Advanced Ocular Science?
(a) The mark of the Count
(b) The mark of Mr. Poe
(c) The mark of the Foreman
(d) The mark of Sir

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the children expected to work every day?

2. Where does Klaus finally lay down?

3. Where will the children be sleeping, when they aren't at work?

4. What does Charles give to the children?

5. What is the name of the Count mentioned in the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Charles and how might he be helpful tot he children?

2. What might the guardian's reasons for wanting the children to work in the mill until Violet comes of age be?

3. Describe the library and how the children feel about it.

4. Describe Mr. Poe's relationship with the children.

5. Explain the significance of the building shaped like an eye.

6. Describe the reception the children receive when they first get to the lumbermill.

7. Why are the workers incapable of having anything other than gum for lunch?

8. What observations can you make about Foreman Flacutono's actions in chapter 5?

9. What would you do if you were one of the children and were left alone in Paltryville by Mr. Poe?

10. Describe the major change in the plot line, in chapter 6.

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