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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. Which of the following is the last name of the children featured in the story?
(a) Daudelaire
(b) Baudelaire
(c) Faudelaire
(d) Caudelaire

2. The girls finally decide to wait for Klaus where?
(a) In front of the doctor's office
(b) In the courtyard
(c) In their beds
(d) In the library

3. The children begin to rationalize that, even though their work is hard, it is much better than having to do what?
(a) Live with Mr. Poe
(b) Travel on the train
(c) Fend off evil plots
(d) Go to school

4. What does Charles give to the children?
(a) An orange
(b) A peach
(c) An apple
(d) A pear

5. The foreman first calls the children what?
(a) Scaliwags
(b) New recruits
(c) Midgets
(d) Dwarves

Short Answer Questions

1. For some reason, days have worn by without a single sighting of whom?

2. What body parts do Sunny use to work that the other children do not use?

3. The first day of work is called what?

4. Where does Klaus finally lay down?

5. Although the girls are happy that Klaus has returned, they are upset by what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do you think about the girls staring at the drawing of a window, while waiting for Klaus?

2. What opinion do the children have about Count Olaf, in chapter 5, and do you agree with it?

3. Describe the first day of work for the children.

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

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

6. Describe the town of Paltryville.

7. Who is Phil and how does he deal with the children?

8. How do Violet and Sunny feel about Phil's response to Klaus' disappearance, in chapter 6?

9. Describe the routine at the mill and how it affects the children.

10. Describe the exchange between Violet and Klaus when Klaus returns to the dormitory after being at the eye doctor's office.

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