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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. Where will the children be sleeping, when they aren't at work?
(a) An attic
(b) A basement
(c) A dormitory
(d) A closet

2. The children bump into a man, on the way to their meeting, who is described as what?
(a) Fat
(b) Tall
(c) Thin
(d) Short

3. Why can't the children sleep, initially?
(a) They are lost in thought
(b) They are made to work through the night
(c) One of them is missing
(d) They are preparing to run away

4. What are the children given to eat while at work?
(a) Potato chips
(b) Gum
(c) Cookies
(d) Candy

5. What is the name of the Count mentioned in the story?
(a) Ooky
(b) Orville
(c) Olaf
(d) Ofal

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the forest that the children pass on their journey?

3. What is the dinner that everyone shares?

4. the foreman wakes everyone by banging two what together?

5. What does Charles give to the children?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Charles and how might he be helpful tot he children?

3. What observations can you make about Foreman Flacutono's actions in chapter 5?

4. What do you think about the girls staring at the drawing of a window, while waiting for Klaus?

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

6. Describe the exchange between Violet and Klaus when Klaus returns to the dormitory after being at the eye doctor's office.

7. Do the workers respect the foreman?

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

9. Explain the symbolism of the dormitory window.

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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