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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Baudelaire children feel as they walk home?
(a) Abandoned
(b) Doom
(c) Helpless
(d) Forgotten

2. In the letter Aunt Josephine leaves who does she leave the children to?
(a) Captain Sham
(b) The local orphanage
(c) Count Olaf
(d) Mr. Poe

3. What does Klaus say that he hopes Violet is clever enough to do?
(a) Run away
(b) Find Josephine's body
(c) Build a fire
(d) Get them out of their situation

4. Why don't the Baudelaire children eat the candy given to them by Mr. Poe?
(a) They are too sad
(b) They have low blood sugar
(c) They are allergic
(d) It is wet and moldy

5. What does Klaus suggest might be the plan of Count Olaf?
(a) Let the leaches have them
(b) Kidnap them
(c) Take them out on a boat and drown them
(d) Knock the house off the hill

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aunt Josephine say the radiator might do?

2. What does Sunny suggest might be the plan of Count Olaf?

3. What present does Violet get from Aunt Josephine?

4. 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?

5. What does Aunt Josephine say is definite proof that Captain Sham isn't Count Olaf?

(see the answer key)

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