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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Captain Sham say happened to his leg?
(a) It got blown off in the war
(b) He fell under a boat propeller
(c) Lachrymose Leeches ate it
(d) He lost a bet

2. What does the narrator say the library room shook like?
(a) Maracas
(b) Fat on a Christmas ham
(c) Jello
(d) Belly dancer

3. What does Violet say she cannot wait to do?
(a) Tear up the letter
(b) Tell Mr. Poe about Captain Sham
(c) Eat a hot meal
(d) Throw Captain Sham out the window

4. What does Violet tell Klaus he is being while Klaus is going over the note Aunt Josephine left?
(a) Ignorant
(b) Insufferable
(c) Unbearable
(d) A pain in her butt

5. What is Josephine afraid the telephone holds a threat off?
(a) Electricution
(b) Finger cramping
(c) Stranglation
(d) Brain cancer

Short Answer Questions

1. What present does Violet get from Aunt Josephine?

2. What do the Baudelaire children feel as they walk home?

3. What do the children have for breakfast with Aunt Josephine in the beginning of Chapter 3 when the children are trying to keep things in perspective?

4. What plant does the narrator use as an example to tell about how the Baudelaire children feel in Chapter 5?

5. What does Josephine say that the tin cans in the room are for?

(see the answer key)

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