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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. The children are quickly dismissed so that Sir can do what?
(a) Read the paper
(b) Eat lunch
(c) Make a phone call
(d) Watch television

2. What does the Count's tattoo resemble?
(a) A picure in a magazine on the train
(b) The symbol on he sign for the lumbermill
(c) The building that the children pass
(d) An emblem on Mr. Poe's briefcase

3. How many books does the library have?
(a) 3
(b) 3,000
(c) 300
(d) 30

4. The guardian is wearing what color suit when he first meets the children?
(a) Yellow
(b) Blue
(c) Green
(d) Red

5. Completely mystified by his behavior, Violet and Sunny follow their brother where?
(a) Into the bathroom
(b) Into the dormitory
(c) Into Sir's study
(d) Into the library

Short Answer Questions

1. The children are traveling by what method of transportation, as the book opens?

2. The foreman wears a mask that obscures all of his face except for what?

3. What is the guardian's preferred method of communication?

4. Klaus thinks that the children could learn more lessons from what than from working in the mill?

5. The children are to stay at a Lumbermill called what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think it was right for Mr. Poe to leave the children alone at the station in Paltryville? Why or why not?

2. Describe how one of the children uses their own natural talent on the first day of work.

3. Describe the first day of work for the children.

4. Describe the routine at the mill and how it affects the children.

5. What does the mention of the gum in chapter 3 help to explain from earlier in the story?

6. Why are the workers incapable of having anything other than gum for lunch?

7. What opinion do the children have about Count Olaf, in chapter 5, and do you agree with it?

8. Describe the major change in the plot line, in chapter 6.

9. Do the workers respect the foreman?

10. What might the guardian's reasons for wanting the children to work in the mill until Violet comes of age be?

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