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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. What has Count Olaf made for the children to eat when they awake the next morning?
(a) Pancakes
(b) Burnt toast
(c) Eggs
(d) Oatmeal

2. What does Klaus explain it is that makes the figure look frightening?
(a) Lack of light
(b) The hat it is wearing
(c) Her imagination
(d) Mist

3. Why does Mr. Poe say that the Baudelaires' parents most likely never invited Count Olaf over?
(a) They hated dinner parties
(b) Count Olaf was excentric
(c) Count Olaf was busy
(d) Their parents wanted to keep him a surprise

4. On the notes that Count Olaf leaves the children what does he put at the bottom instead of his name?
(a) Uncle Olaf
(b) Master Olaf
(c) An eye
(d) An X

5. Why does Mr. Poe explain the children will be going to live with Count Olaf?
(a) He is the closest relative geographically
(b) Count Olaf has asked for the children
(c) Their parents mentioned him in the will
(d) He is the only relative to be found

Short Answer Questions

1. What is carved on Count Olaf's front door?

2. What reason does Olaf give the children for asking Justice Strauss to play the judge in his play?

3. What does Violet suggest she can do to help with Count Olaf's play?

4. What does Count Olaf ask for when he enters the kitchen?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Poe explain will happen to the children now that their parents are dead?

2. What is Edgar and Albert's response when Mr. Poe tells the Baudelaire children that they are leaving the next day?

3. What is Count Olaf's reaction upon learning they are not having roast beef?

4. Describe how the story of the Baudelaire children is introduced.

5. What does Violet suggest they do in Chapter 5 while they are chopping wood? What is Klaus' reaction?

6. What is Violet's first thought when she sees the figure walking towards them in Chapter 1?

7. What is Violet's initial response to playing Count Olaf's bride in Chapter 6?

8. Describe the people that come into Count Olaf's house to have dinner.

9. How does Mr. Poe treat the children while they are trying to talk to him in Chapter 5?

10. What does Justice Strauss tell the children when they see her extensive book collection?

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