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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nero tell the children the shack that they are going to live in is made out of?
(a) Wood
(b) Clay and dirt
(c) Bricks
(d) Tin

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

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

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

5. What is Sunny's size compared to?
(a) Bag of groceries
(b) Toy doll
(c) Loaf of bread
(d) A buffalo

6. What is Sunny biting while the children listen to Principal Nero's sonata?
(a) Pencil
(b) Shoe
(c) Arm rest
(d) Ball

7. What does Klaus say the school motto translates to?
(a) It's to late to turn back
(b) Remember you will die
(c) Run, run while you can
(d) Death to all who enter here

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

9. What does Mr. Poe say the buildings look like?
(a) Noses
(b) Thumbs
(c) Toes
(d) Tall places in which classes take place

10. What is the Principal's sonata said to have sounded like he was trying to imitate?
(a) A helpless donkey being bitten by leeches
(b) Someone beating up a cat
(c) Birds and trees
(d) The city sounds

11. In class what does Carmelita whisper in Violet's ear when she pokes her and causes Violet to loose her concentration?
(a) Orphan
(b) Vile Violet
(c) Stinky Winky
(d) Cakesniffer

12. What does the narrator say that Mrs. Bass was arrested for?
(a) Stealing a car to measure
(b) Bank robbery
(c) Cheating on a math test
(d) Shoplifting

13. What does Principal Nero say that they will do if need be in order to get the children a proper education?
(a) Break their legs
(b) Find Count Olaf
(c) Break both their arms
(d) Break their will

14. What is it said that the title of the architect that designed Prufrock Prep should have been called?
(a) Ghastly Architect
(b) Depressed Architect
(c) Looney Architect
(d) Booboo button head

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Coach Genghis tell Principal Nero that orphans have?

2. What is the punishment for being late to a violin recital?

3. What does Coach Genghis give to Nero?

4. What does Mr. Poe say that there is at the school to keep Count Olaf away?

5. How long do the violin recitals that Principal Nero gives each night last?

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