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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 NOT tell Captain Sham?
(a) He can have the children
(b) She will hide herself away forever
(c) He can have their money
(d) She will work for him

2. What do Klaus and Violet tell Mr. Poe that they have to go do?
(a) Throw food in the water for the Leeches
(b) Sleep
(c) Save Aunt Josephine
(d) Go back to the cave

3. What does Violet do with their coats when they arrive back at Josephine's house?
(a) Blocks the front door with them
(b) Throws them in the closet
(c) Drops them on the floor
(d) Hangs them on the back of the chairs

4. When does Mr. Poe say he doesn't drink?
(a) Banking hours
(b) In front of children
(c) While he eats
(d) Weekday

5. What does Aunt Josephine ask the children not to do?
(a) Underestimate the Leeches
(b) Leave her behind
(c) Let her drown
(d) Throw her overboard

6. What does Mr. Poe say he will have at the restaurant?
(a) Wine
(b) Coffee
(c) Tea
(d) Cookies

7. What sign do the children see as they get to the Fickle Ferry docks?
(a) Closed
(b) No Shirts, No Shoes, No service
(c) Open
(d) No children without adult supervision

8. What does Aunt Josephine NOT say that she will do in order to disappear?
(a) Wear colored contact lenses
(b) Get plastic surgery
(c) Change her name
(d) Dye her hair

9. What message has Klaus been able to get out of Aunt Josephine's letter?
(a) Curdled Cave
(b) Captain Sham's Boat
(c) Ike's home
(d) Leeches

10. What does Josephine say she knew the children were?
(a) Clever
(b) Ingenious
(c) Intrusive
(d) Resilient

11. What do the leeches do when they become frustrated?
(a) Ram the boat
(b) Attacking the tiller
(c) Begin bitting small holes in the hull
(d) Leave

12. What does Violet take with her to the restaurant?
(a) Peppermints
(b) Her telephone invention
(c) Sunny's rattle
(d) Gears from the toy trains

13. What does Josephine do that prompts Captain Sham to push her overboard?
(a) Stops him from hurting the children
(b) Hugs him
(c) Sneezes on him
(d) Corrects his grammar

14. What does the narrator say there are few sights sadder than?
(a) A swollen tongue
(b) A hurricane coming
(c) Ruined books
(d) A wet sofa

15. Where do the children intend to get a boat to go find Aunt Josephine?
(a) Captain Sham's rentals
(b) Local fishing crew
(c) Romantic row boat get away rental
(d) Rubber raft they find

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Violet do to help her hives?

2. Why do the children say Aunt Josephine has a chance?

3. What does Klaus say he had never noticed before?

4. What does Klaus explain that he believes Aunt Josephine left in the note?

5. Since its hands are full with Sunny and Violet what does the accomplice use to stop Klaus?

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