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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Violet wish that she had bought at the market to put in Olaf's food?
(a) Poison
(b) A bus ticket
(c) Roast Beef
(d) Ex-lax

2. What does Justice Strauss say that her case in the High Court was about?
(a) Dog fights
(b) A plant and someone's missing mother
(c) A poisonous plant and a credit card
(d) A credit card and a rare snake

3. What does the theater troupe do when they are ready to have dinner?
(a) Begin stomping their feet
(b) Begin pounding on the table
(c) Yelling for food
(d) Hit their cups with their knives

4. Who does Klaus suggest could adopt them?
(a) Their grandmother
(b) Mr. Poe
(c) Violet
(d) Justice Strauss

5. What does Justice Strauss say she hopes the children will do soon?
(a) Come over to borrow books
(b) Come to have tea with her
(c) Come to do a dance with her
(d) Come over to help her garden

6. Where did the children first meet Mr. Poe?
(a) Birthday party
(b) Church
(c) Company picnic
(d) Dinner party

7. Why was Mr. Poe not home very much?
(a) Taking his sons to ball games
(b) Working
(c) Out golfing
(d) Dr. appointments

8. What do the children have to play with?
(a) Fancy toys
(b) Rocks
(c) Sticks
(d) Pots and pans

9. What kind of dish do the children decide on for Count Olaf and his troop?
(a) Beef
(b) Chicken
(c) Pork
(d) Spaghetti

10. What does Violet suggest she can do to help with Count Olaf's play?
(a) Play music
(b) Build the set
(c) Play a member of the audience
(d) Be the prop master

11. What does Count Olaf tell the children that he wants them to do in order to feel more at home with him?
(a) Participate in his play
(b) Put their names on the stationary
(c) Paint thier bedrooms
(d) Come watch the play

12. What does Count Olaf tell the children about the fruit in their bowls?
(a) It was his favorite when he was young
(b) They get stuck in your teeth
(c) They were picked fresh
(d) They make wonderful pies

13. What does Mr. Poe do that keeps him from hearing Violet explain that Klaus has been struck by Count Olaf?
(a) Talks at the same time she does
(b) Coughs
(c) Answers a phone
(d) Sneezes

14. What reason does Mr. Poe give to explain Count Olaf's busy schedule?
(a) He is an actor
(b) He just got out of jail
(c) He does charity work
(d) He is a traveling salesman

15. What does Klaus think of being destroyed in the fire?
(a) His mother and father
(b) The books he hasn't yet read
(c) His bed
(d) All his things

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Violet say she would like a book on?

2. How is the trolley described that the children are allowed to take to the beach?

3. What does Sunny do while Violet and Klaus prepare the meal?

4. What does Sunny enjoy doing?

5. What does Klaus say he wished he knew more about and wants to get a book on?

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