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

2. What options do the children NOT think of when wondering what they will have to eat with their hands for breakfast?
(a) Fried eggs
(b) Noodles
(c) Soup
(d) Oatmeal

3. Why does Coach Genghis say he can't take off his turban?
(a) It keeps the sweat out of his eyes
(b) His hair is a mess
(c) Religous reasons
(d) Because he hasn't bathed today

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

5. What does Klaus say he is going to read up on?
(a) Crabs
(b) Fungus
(c) Painting
(d) Yodeling

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Principal Nero say the classroom numbers are for Violet and Klaus?

2. What did the Quagmires' parent leave behind for them?

3. What do the Quagmires tell the Baudelaire children on their first Friday at the school?

4. What does the narrator say happens whenever he looks at the paintings entitled "What Happened to Beatrice"?

5. What is Sunny's size compared to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is described about the Baudelaires past in the beginning of Chapter 2?

2. What does Principal Nero tell the children about his life and being principal?

3. Describe what is found once the children get into the shack in Chapter 3.

4. What does Nero tell the children in Chapter 2 about the dormitory that they have at Prufrock Prep?

5. What is said about the picnic the children went on with their parents as they recall it in Chapter 6?

6. What causes the children to lose their appetites in Chapter 6?

7. Describe what Violet is thinking about in Chapter 1 as they are walking towards the school for the first time.

8. Describe the food being served in the cafeteria.

9. What is the explanation that the narrator gives the expression "Mountain out of a Molehill" in Chapter 3?

10. What does Mr. Poe tell the children as they walk up to the Prufrock Preparatory School?

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