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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Toward the end of chapter two, what does Esme find out from a phone call is suddenly "in."
(a) Hot dogs.
(b) Elevators.
(c) Pinstripes.
(d) Light.

3. In Chapter 1, what does the narrator suggest the reader do instead of reading this book?
(a) Read the book.
(b) Curl up with a dictionary.
(c) Skip ahead to chapter four.
(d) Read the story backward.

4. What is Mr. Poe's job description?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A banker.
(c) A social worker.
(d) A policeman.

5. When the Baudelaire children reach the Squalor penthouse apartment, what does the person who answers the door wear?
(a) A robe.
(b) A pinstripe suit.
(c) Jogging pants.
(d) A dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the Baudelaire orphans wear glasses?

2. How old is the oldest Baudelaire orphan?

3. According to the narrator, what does Mr. Poe always have?

4. According to the narrator, what is the definition of "anxious"?

5. While climbing the staircase, Violet recalls what event that her parents attended that made them extremely tired?

(see the answer key)

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