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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the Baudelaire orphans wear glasses?
(a) Violet.
(b) Klaus.
(c) Tammy.
(d) Sunny.

2. What happened to the Quagmire children?
(a) They ran away.
(b) They died in a fire.
(c) They found guardians.
(d) Count Olaf kidnapped them.

3. In Chapter 1, what does the narrator suggest the reader do instead of reading this book?
(a) Read the book.
(b) Skip ahead to chapter four.
(c) Curl up with a dictionary.
(d) Read the story backward.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 1, what two words does the narrator say the book will show the difference between?
(a) Bad and good.
(b) Happy and sad.
(c) Nervous and anxious.
(d) Brave and scared.

5. What character has been put in charge of the Baudelaire orphans?
(a) Count Olaf.
(b) Mr. Poe.
(c) The Narrator.
(d) The State.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mr. Squalor, what is one thing the children can do to save breath?

2. According to Violet, which of their former guardians would have enjoyed eating salad?

3. What does the narrator suggest the reader do to understand how the Baudelaire orphans feel climbing the staircase without light?

4. What does Esme Squalor do for a living?

5. What can the orphans hear from behind the doors on each floor?

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