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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. Why does Mr. Poe tell the children that he can't go with them to Josephine's house?
(a) His wife is waiting for him
(b) He has an appointment
(c) He will be late for work
(d) He has to take his sons to school

2. What does Mr. Poe tell the children Aunt Josephina has recently lost?
(a) Her dog
(b) Her son
(c) Her husband
(d) Her daughter

3. What does Klaus say about the letter Aunt Josephine wrote?
(a) Something funny about it
(b) It had an odd smell
(c) It was obviously a clue
(d) It made him laugh

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

5. What word does Aunt Josephine define for the children thinking they don't know the meaning of it, while she is on the phone with Captain Sham?
(a) Eavesdropping
(b) Character
(c) Demise
(d) Surprise

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sunny's greatest joy in life?

2. What do the children decide must be true about the letter in Chapter 5?

3. What color is the front door of Josephine's house?

4. What does Aunt Josephine say is what has kept her looking youthful?

5. What does Sunny get as a gift from Aunt Josephine?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the children find when they go into the library after finding the note in Chapter 4?

2. What does Aunt Josephine correct on Captain Sham's business card?

3. Describe the scene when the Baudelaire children and Aunt Josephine are walking home from the market in Chapter 3?

4. What does the narrator say about business cards in Chapter 4?

5. How does Josephine describe what happened to Ike in Chapter 2?

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

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

8. Describe the children and Aunt Josephine's trip to town in Chapter 3.

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

10. Describe the way that Aunt Josephine shows the children around the house?

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