View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Violet say she can invent?
(a) A way to paint the walls
(b) Something soft to sleep on
(c) Something to kill off the fungus
(d) Something to keep the crabs away

2. What does the narrator say in regards to the Quagmire triplets helping the Baudelaires?
(a) There will be a price to pay
(b) They will certainly die
(c) They will be force to join the navy
(d) They will regret it

3. What was the thing the lasagna in the cafeteria was compared to to relate the size of it?
(a) Their shack
(b) A double decker bus
(c) Dance floor
(d) An elephant's butt

4. What did Sunny do on the picnic at the lake with their parents?
(a) Found a tree to sleep under
(b) Bite rocks
(c) Looked at bugs
(d) Went swiming

5. Who does Principal Nero say that Duncan Quagmire is?
(a) Violet's boyfriend
(b) A liar
(c) A thief
(d) Carmelita Spats' best friend

6. Who walks into the shack surprising the children?
(a) Mr. Poe
(b) Principal Nero
(c) Mr. Remora
(d) Mrs. Bass

7. What instrument do the children hear when they are standing outside Nero's office?
(a) Violin
(b) Guitar
(c) Flute
(d) Tuba

8. What is the color of the walls in the shack?
(a) Purple with blue stars
(b) Pink with orange shapes
(c) Green with pink hearts
(d) A tin color

9. What are Violet, Klaus and Sunny forced to eat without any silverware?
(a) Oatmeal
(b) Scrambled eggs
(c) Biscuits and gravy
(d) Breakfast burritos

10. What does Principal Nero expect the Baudelaire children to do after he has introduced himself?
(a) Introduce themselves
(b) Sing 'Alleluia'
(c) Shake hands
(d) Applaud

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

12. What does Duncan tell Violet is the good news?
(a) The will have silverware for lunch
(b) They can sneak out before dinner and miss Olaf's meeting
(c) They can follow Olaf around until that night
(d) They have all day to figure out Olaf's plan

13. What does Principal Nero say the classroom numbers are for Violet and Klaus?
(a) Room one and room two
(b) Room 10 and Room 20
(c) The first and last rooms
(d) Room A and room B

14. What does the narrator explain about Prufrock Preparatory School in its current state?
(a) It was destroyed in a fire
(b) It is used as a prison
(c) It is an old folks home
(d) It is closed

15. What does Coach Genghis tell Principal Nero that orphans have?
(a) Strong character
(b) Excellent bone structure
(c) Fine muscle tone
(d) A will to survive

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Quagmires tell the Baudelaires that they are going to do?

2. What of Mrs. Bass' features makes her look like a gorilla?

3. Where had Sunny and her siblings been placed in the past that prepared her to an extent for the hard work she was to do as Principal Nero's secretary?

4. What does Coach Genghis give to Nero?

5. What is Sunny biting while the children listen to Principal Nero's sonata?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 531 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample