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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aunt Josephine tell Captain Sham the children seem to have lost along with their grammar?
(a) Common sense
(b) Sense of humor
(c) Kindness
(d) Manners

2. When does Mr. Poe say the children will be at Captain Sham's house?
(a) That night
(b) Within the next week
(c) Within the hour
(d) As soon as Josephine's affairs are straightened out

3. What does Aunt Josephine say is what has kept her looking youthful?
(a) Being cautious about all things
(b) Not having any children
(c) Living by the lake
(d) A love for gammar

4. What does Mr. Poe NOT say about the note left by Josephine?
(a) It is legal
(b) It is shocking
(c) It should be taken to a lawyer
(d) It is her last will and testament

5. What present does Klaus get from Aunt Josephine?
(a) Train set
(b) Army men
(c) Model cars
(d) Cow boy and indian set

6. Who is on their way to the children since Aunt Josephine is dead?
(a) The coroner
(b) Mr. Poe
(c) Captain Sham
(d) The police

7. What does Mr. Poe say the children should respect?
(a) Their elders
(b) Josephine's will
(c) Their parents' wishes
(d) Captain Sham

8. What is the name of the clothing store the taxi cab passes?
(a) Look! It fits!
(b) Second times a charm! Used clothing
(c) This looks great!
(d) I look like a street walker!

9. What does Violet say she cannot wait to do?
(a) Throw Captain Sham out the window
(b) Tell Mr. Poe about Captain Sham
(c) Tear up the letter
(d) Eat a hot meal

10. What does Klaus wish Mr. Poe had brought him rather than peppermints?
(a) A milk shake
(b) Something to read
(c) A hamburger
(d) A new shirt

11. What is Josephine afraid will happen if the doorknobs are touched?
(a) They will shatter
(b) The door will fall on you
(c) You will get a blister
(d) You will sprain your wrist

12. What does Klaus find attached to the door?
(a) A map
(b) A code with a nail
(c) A poem with a piece of tape
(d) A piece of paper with a thumbtack

13. What does Violet say she can't invent?
(a) A place for them to live
(b) A new will from Josephine
(c) Proof of Captain Sham's true identity
(d) More time

14. What do the Baudelaire children feel as they walk home?
(a) Forgotten
(b) Helpless
(c) Doom
(d) Abandoned

15. What is Violet sent off in search of?
(a) Cucumbers
(b) Tomatoes
(c) Limes
(d) Coconut

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sunny's greatest joy in life?

2. What does Klaus say they will do rather than live with Captain Sham?

3. What does the narrator say that he can tell the reader?

4. What sound do the Baudelaire children hear while trying to think up a plan?

5. What do the children have for dinner with Aunt Josephine in the beginning of Chapter 3 when the children are trying to keep things in perspective?

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