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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) Klaus.
(b) Violet.
(c) Tammy.
(d) Sunny.

2. Why does Mrs. Squalor want to adopt the children?
(a) Because orphans are in.
(b) Because her husband suggested it.
(c) Because she feels bad for them.
(d) Because she loves kids.

3. Who had been the Baudelaire orphans' first guardian?
(a) Mr. Poe.
(b) Count Baudelaire.
(c) Count Olaf.
(d) Mr. Smith.

4. What does the narrator suggest the reader do to understand how the Baudelaire orphans feel climbing the staircase without light?
(a) Flip the book over.
(b) Rip the pages out.
(c) Close their eyes as they read the chapter.
(d) Turn out the lights and read.

5. What does Klaus hope his new guardians will have for him when he gets to the apartment?
(a) Food.
(b) Interesting books.
(c) Flowers.
(d) A separate bedroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mr. Squalor, what is his wife most attentive to?

2. When the Baudelaire children reach the Squalor penthouse apartment, who answers the door?

3. According to Mr. Squalor, who did he hike up Mount Fraught with?

4. According to the narrator, what is the definition of "anxious"?

5. While climbing the staircase, how often do Klaus and Violet take turns carrying Sunny?

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