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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. What does Count Olaf say he can barely stand to do?
(a) Look at the children
(b) Have them in his house
(c) Touch the children
(d) Talk to the children

2. What does Klaus think of being destroyed in the fire?
(a) His mother and father
(b) The books he hasn't yet read
(c) His bed
(d) All his things

3. What does Sunny do when Count Olaf picks her up?
(a) Bites him
(b) Giggles
(c) Cries
(d) Hits him with a spoon

4. What does Justice Strauss show the children that excites them?
(a) A private library
(b) A room for the children to stay in
(c) A play room
(d) Books on adoption

5. What do the children see on Count Olaf?
(a) A hairy mole
(b) House tattoo on his neck
(c) Eye tattoo on his wrist
(d) Eye tattoo on his ankle

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man with hook hands say that you must teach children?

2. What fruit has been put with their breakfast that Count Olaf has served?

3. What does Olaf say he has become since he has adopted the children?

4. When does Klaus suggest they could come over?

5. What does Klaus explain it is that makes the figure look frightening?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the children's sleeping conditions at Count Olaf's home.

2. What does a normal day entail for the children at Count Olaf's house as described early on in Chapter 3?

3. Explain what happens when Klaus talks back to Count Olaf in chapter four telling him that their family money can't be touched until Violet is of age.

4. Describe the scene after Olaf and his troupe leave the house to go to their performance.

5. What does Justice Strauss tell the children when they see her extensive book collection?

6. In Chapter 3 after Klaus and Violet think about their parents what does Klaus suddenly begin yelling?

7. What is the children's response in Chapter 1 when they hear that their parents have just died?

8. Describe the Baudelaire children's response when they first meet Justice Strauss.

9. What is the response of Violet and Klaus when they are told they will be leaving the Poe household?

10. What does Mr. Poe tell the children when they say that Count Olaf is a terrible guardian and explain Count Olaf's behavior in Chapter 5?

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