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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Poe say he needs to do in Chapter 6 after discovering that the note was in fact left by Aunt Josephine?
(a) Call the police
(b) Take the children home with him
(c) Get Josephine's other afairs in order
(d) Meet with Captain Sham

2. What does Josephine say that the tin cans in the room are for?
(a) To make music
(b) Burglars
(c) To keep your toys in
(d) To put sea shells

3. What is Violet sent off in search of?
(a) Coconut
(b) Tomatoes
(c) Cucumbers
(d) Limes

4. What does the narrator say that he can tell the reader?
(a) The worst is yet to come
(b) Mr. Poe won't be any help
(c) They are in far worse danger than Aunt Josephine
(d) Aunt Josephine isn't dead

5. What do the children learn has been forecast to hit the lake in a few days?
(a) Hail storm
(b) Flash flood
(c) Hurricane
(d) Tornado

6. 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

7. What does Klaus tell Violet she could do with the note?
(a) Eat it
(b) Throw it out the Wide Window
(c) Burn it
(d) Rip it up

8. What plant does the narrator use as an example to tell about how the Baudelaire children feel in Chapter 5?
(a) Leechynut tree
(b) Oak tree
(c) Venus fly trap
(d) Smelly garbage plant

9. What does Aunt Josephine say she is eager to try a recipe for?
(a) Cold lime stew
(b) Microwavable pizza
(c) Raw tomato and cucumber salad
(d) Chilled pesto

10. What color is the carpet and bed spreads in the Baudelaires' bedroom?
(a) Red
(b) Blue
(c) White
(d) Sea foam green

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

12. What does Klaus say they will do rather than live with Captain Sham?
(a) Go back to the bank
(b) Run away
(c) Join the circus
(d) Go to the orphanage

13. What does Josephine say that Violet is for answering the door?
(a) Uneducated
(b) Silly
(c) Stupid
(d) Brave

14. What sound do the Baudelaire children hear while trying to think up a plan?
(a) The stove exploding
(b) Josephine scream
(c) The burglar alarm cans
(d) Breaking glass

15. What do the children decide must be true about the letter in Chapter 5?
(a) It is worthless
(b) It will never been seen by anyone else
(c) It was written by Count Olaf
(d) It is a map

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Klaus say about the letter Aunt Josephine wrote?

2. When does Mr. Poe say the children will be at Captain Sham's house?

3. What is Josephine afraid will happen if the doorknobs are touched?

4. What does Aunt Josephine say Ike had when he answered the phone?

5. What does Mr. Poe give the Baudelaire children?

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