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

2. What is Aunt Josephine afraid the door mat could do?
(a) Grow a fungus
(b) Make the house look ugly
(c) Cause someone to trip
(d) Hold deadly bugs

3. What does Aunt Josephine tell Captain Sham the children seem to have lost along with their grammar?
(a) Manners
(b) Common sense
(c) Kindness
(d) Sense of humor

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

5. What does Aunt Josephine say she will have to teach Sunny?
(a) To be careful of hard objects
(b) To cook
(c) How to read
(d) Proper English

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Violet offer to do to make Josephine feel better about the Telephone?

2. What is Klaus' greatest joy in life?

3. What does Mr. Poe say the children should respect?

4. What would happen to Klaus if he ate Mr. Poe's candy?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how the Baudelaire children keep things in perspective in Chapter 3.

2. What disguise is Count Olaf wearing when the children meet him in the store in Chapter 3?

3. What does Mr.Poe tell the children in Chapter 1 as he puts them in the taxi cab?

4. Describe why Josephine refused to come get the children as it is described in Chapter 1.

5. What is said in Chapter 6 when Klaus says the note has been forged?

6. Describe the gifts that Aunt Josephine gives the children in Chapter 2?

7. What does the narrator explain in Chapter 1 about the children and the adventure that they are about to have?

8. Describe the bedroom that Josephine gives the children to stay in.

9. What does the letter say that the children find on the door from Aunt Josephine?

10. Describe the scene in Chapter 4 where Violet answers the phone.

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