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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the children have for dinner their first night in Josephine's house?
(a) Cold soup
(b) Sandwitches
(c) Pimento loaf
(d) Pizza

3. What does Mr. Poe say the children should respect?
(a) Their parents' wishes
(b) Captain Sham
(c) Josephine's will
(d) Their elders

4. What does the Taxi drive say the children will have to wait for before making friends?
(a) Get new clothes
(b) The weekend
(c) Better weather
(d) Move to a new town

5. What does Klaus see on the way to answer the door that reminded him of Aunt Josephine and how she had been afraid of it?
(a) The stove
(b) The Lake
(c) The sofa
(d) The doorknob

6. What present does Klaus get from Aunt Josephine?
(a) Cow boy and indian set
(b) Model cars
(c) Train set
(d) Army men

7. What does Count Olaf say his new business is?
(a) Starting a new restaurant
(b) Child walfare
(c) Renting boats
(d) Fishing exports

8. What happened to the children's previous guardian, Uncle Monty?
(a) Was committed
(b) Murdered
(c) Bitten by a snake
(d) Died in his sleep

9. What does Aunt Josephine say that Captain Sham has planned for the children?
(a) A surprise
(b) A party
(c) A night on the town
(d) A fabulous dinner

10. What does Captain Sham hand Josephine?
(a) His address
(b) His phone number
(c) His business card
(d) A cucumber

11. What does Josephine say that Ike, her dead husband, could do?
(a) Skip backwards
(b) Whistle while eating crackers
(c) Pat his head and rub his stomach
(d) Keep his eyes open while sneezing

12. When does Mr. Poe say the children will be at Captain Sham's house?
(a) Within the next week
(b) That night
(c) Within the hour
(d) As soon as Josephine's affairs are straightened out

13. What is Violet's greatest joy in life?
(a) Cutting hair
(b) Writing
(c) Reading
(d) Arithmatic

14. What does Sunny get as a gift from Aunt Josephine?
(a) A blanket
(b) A rattle
(c) A soft teddy bear
(d) A teething toy

15. 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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Violet sent off in search of?

2. What is Violet thinking of inventing something for while they are standing on the dock?

3. What does Count Olaf say that Violet and Aunt Josephine look like when he first meets Aunt Josephine in Chapter 3?

4. What does Klaus say they will do rather than live with Captain Sham?

5. What does Aunt Josephine say that Captain Sham is while they eat dinner in the beginning of Chapter 4?

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