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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the street where the orphans will be staying?
(a) Spencer Avenue.
(b) Dark Avenue.
(c) Levin Parkway.
(d) Main Street.

2. While climbing the staircase, Violet recalls what event that her parents attended that made them extremely tired?
(a) A birthday party.
(b) Sixteenth Annual Run-a-Thon.
(c) A party.
(d) A wedding.

3. Why does the narrator state the dictionary is more pleasant than reading this book?
(a) You can close the book when you want.
(b) There is no plot.
(c) There is no setting.
(d) You can skip to more pleasant words.

4. According to Mr. Squalor, what is one thing the children can do to save breath?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Sit down.
(c) Call each other by their first names.
(d) Sip the air.

5. What does Count Olaf have on his ankle?
(a) A bandage.
(b) A cast.
(c) A blue striped sock.
(d) A tattoo of an eye.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Violet, which of their former guardians would have enjoyed eating salad?

2. What happened to the Quagmire children?

3. What does Violet hope the new guardians will have for her when she gets to the apartment?

4. What can the orphans hear from behind the doors on each floor?

5. Who had been the Baudelaire orphans' first guardian?

(see the answer key)

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