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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who are the orphans' new guardians?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Dark.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Green.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Squalor.

4. What can the orphans hear from behind the doors on each floor?
(a) The noises of people who lived in the building.
(b) Arguing.
(c) Crying.
(d) Whispering.

5. According to the narrator, what does a nefarious disguise mean?
(a) A phrase that means he does not fool them one bit, no matter what he is wearing.
(b) A phrase that means the disguise is stylish and in.
(c) A phrase that means she does not fool them one bit, no matter what she is wearing.
(d) A phrase that means ugly.

6. Who slides down the banister first and laughs?
(a) Klaus.
(b) Jerome.
(c) Sunny.
(d) Violet

7. While climbing the staircase, how often do Klaus and Violet take turns carrying Sunny?
(a) Every other floor.
(b) Every five floors.
(c) Every ten floors.
(d) Every three floors.

8. According to Mr. Squalor, who did he hike up Mount Fraught with?
(a) Count Olaf.
(b) Mr. Poe
(c) Violet's mom.
(d) His wife.

9. What is the name of the street where the orphans will be staying?
(a) Levin Parkway.
(b) Main Street.
(c) Dark Avenue.
(d) Spencer Avenue.

10. Who shows up at the onset of Chapter 4 dressed in a disguise?
(a) Jerome Squalor
(b) Mr. Poe.
(c) The Quagmires.
(d) Count Olaf.

11. According to Jerome, what is a xenophobe?
(a) A person who is afraid of foreigners.
(b) A person who is afraid of spiders.
(c) A person who is afraid of salmon.
(d) A person who is afraid of eyebrows.

12. According to the narrator, which of the two elements he mentions is a gas?
(a) Water.
(b) Helium.
(c) Hydrogen.
(d) Oxygen.

13. At the end of Chapter 4, how do the Baudelaire children feel about their situation?
(a) Scared.
(b) Sad.
(c) Happy.
(d) Hungry.

14. When the children first meet Mr. Squalor, what does he offer to get them?
(a) A bed.
(b) A slice of cake.
(c) An orange.
(d) A martini.

15. How could the Baudelaire children tell the clothes would dwarf them by comparison?
(a) The clothes are used.
(b) The Squalors say so.
(c) The sizes are labeled too large.
(d) They try them on.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many rooms does the Squalor's home have?

2. What is Jerome's suggestion for putting the Baudelaires' mind at ease?

3. Toward the end of chapter two, what does Esme find out from a phone call is suddenly "in."

4. According to the narrator, what does Mr. Poe always have?

5. What do the Baudelaire children believe Gunther will try to do?

(see the answer keys)

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