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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mrs. Bass obsessed with?
(a) Metric system
(b) Her hair
(c) Rulers
(d) Fractions

2. Who does the narrator say is the hero of the story?
(a) Violet
(b) The Baudelaire children
(c) Klaus
(d) Carmelita Spats

3. What is the punishment for being late for work or class?
(a) Hands tied behind your back
(b) Loss of shoes
(c) Must go with a muzzle on all day
(d) Feet tied together

4. What is NOT said that Count Olaf has done to the children?
(a) Atrocious cooking
(b) Poison
(c) Nasty phone calls
(d) Hitting them

5. What does the narrator say happens whenever he looks at the paintings entitled "What Happened to Beatrice"?
(a) He feels less alone
(b) She shivers
(c) He becomes frightened
(d) He cries

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the children find a fungus growing in the shack?

2. What do the Baudelaires sprinkle on the ceiling?

3. What did Klaus read about that helps him translate the school motto?

4. What would the children rather look at than anything else when they first arrive at Prufrock Preparatory School?

5. What is Principal Nero's nose compared to?

(see the answer key)

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