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

2. Who must the children meet with, after they eat?
(a) Mr. Poe
(b) The guardian
(c) Phil
(d) Charles

3. What breaks when Klaus falls?
(a) Klaus' leg
(b) Klaus' nose
(c) Klaus' glasses
(d) Klaus' arm

4. When Violet, Klaus and Sunny open the gate to the lumbermill, they find what?
(a) A memo
(b) A kitten
(c) A puppy
(d) A box

5. Who is Charles?
(a) A mill worker
(b) The foreman
(c) The banker
(d) The man the children meet on the way to see the guardian

Short Answer Questions

1. For some reason, days have worn by without a single sighting of whom?

2. The guardian is wearing what color suit when he first meets the children?

3. What does Charles give to the children?

4. Which of the following is not a book found in the library?

5. How long ago did the previous foreman quit?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the symbolism of the dormitory window.

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

3. What is the food situation like at the mill? What does it mean to the children and the other workers?

4. How is foreshadowing used in chapter two?

5. What would you do if you were one of the children and were left alone in Paltryville by Mr. Poe?

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

7. Who is Phil and how does he deal with the children?

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

9. How do Violet and Sunny feel about Phil's response to Klaus' disappearance, in chapter 6?

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

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