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The Bad Beginning
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Question 1 of 15
How did the Baudelaire's parents die?
A
A car crash
B
A plane crash
C
A house fire
D
A failed bank robbery
Question 2 of 15
How old is Violet when the story begins?
A
12
B
10
C
14
D
8
Question 3 of 15
Who tells the children that their parents died?
A
Mr. Jenkins
B
Mr. Jones
C
Mr. Poe
D
Mr. Olaf
Question 4 of 15
Why do the children move in with Count Olaf?
A
He is a "distant relative"
B
He is a family friend
C
He owns their house
D
He is their teacher
Question 5 of 15
What part of Count Olaf's house is off limits to the children?
A
The room at the end of the hall
B
The tower
C
The study
D
The basement
Question 6 of 15
Why does Count Olaf originally want the children?
A
He was never married and wanted to be a father
B
He wants their inheritance
C
He is just a stand up guy
D
He wanted servants
Question 7 of 15
Who comes to dinner the night that the children make puttanesca?
A
Count Olaf's croquet team
B
Count Olaf's bridge club
C
Count Olaf's theatre troupe
D
Count Olaf's mother
Question 8 of 15
What did Count Olaf want for dinner, rather than puttanesca?
A
Chicken Cordon Bleu
B
Ratatouille
C
Roast beef
D
Pot roast
Question 9 of 15
Whose library do the children use to research law?
A
Judge Schmidt
B
Justice Strauss
C
Mr. Fernbacher
D
Ms. Stalfmeier
Question 10 of 15
How does Count Olaf plan to take the children's inheritance?
A
Marry Violet
B
Adopt them
C
Steal Klaus' identity
D
Have them claim it, and then steal it
Question 11 of 15
Where does Count Olaf lock Sunny?
A
A birdcage
B
A dog crate
C
The tower
D
The dungeon
Question 12 of 15
How does Violet climb the tower?
A
Free climb
B
A grappling hook
C
A rope and pulley system
D
Using the gargoyles as steps
Question 13 of 15
Why is the marriage between Olaf and Violet invalidated?
A
Violet switched out the documents
B
Violet signed Klaus' name
C
Violet signed under the husband mark
D
Violet signed with her left hand
Question 14 of 15
How does Count Olaf escape?
A
He uses a trap door
B
His associates fight the audience
C
One of his associates turns the lights off
D
He uses Violet as a hostage
Question 15 of 15
Who offers to adopt the children?
A
Judge Schmidt
B
Mr. Poe
C
Olaf's mother
D
Justice Strauss
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