The Bad Beginning Chapters 5-6

Mr. Poe shook his head. “ ‘In loco parentis’ means ‘_________________________________________,’ ” he said. “It is a legal Term and it applies to Count Olaf. Now that you are in his care, the Count may raise you using any methods he sees fit.

• a local person

• a crazy person

• a pair of round brackets

• acting in the role of parent

The children exchanged glances. They had hoped their visit would be taken in confidence, a phrase which here means “__________________ between Mr. Poe and themselves and not blabbed to Count Olaf.”

• tell the whole world

• kept a secret

• publish on a newpaper

After Count Olaf struck Klaus, what did the children do?

• Call the police

• Run away and live on the streets

• Ask Justice Strauss to adopt them

• Go to the bank to talk to Mr. Poe

After Count Olaf asks the children to be in his play, what do the children do?

• Go shopping for costumes

• Go to Justice Strauss's library

• Go in their room and cry

• Study their scripts

What is the name of the play?

• The Horrendous House

• The Terrible Troupe

• The Magnificent Marriage

• The Marvelous Marriage

What did Count Olaf do at the beginning of chapter 6 that was strange?

• He hugged the children

• He bought the children clothes

• He cooked breakfast for the children

• He cried

What part will Violet play in Count Olaf's play?

• A bride

• The set builder

• A midget

• A princess

Which of the following describes does the narrator tell us definitely does not describe Count Olaf and his actions toward the children.

• generous

• accommodating

• quarrelsome

• stand-offish

What did Count Olaf place in their oatmeal?

• fresh rasberries

• fresh watermelon

• fresh bananas

• fresh strawberries

How does Count Olaf know the kids went to see Mr. Poe?

• Mr. Poe told him

• He watched them leave

• He heard it from his theater troupe

• He got a phone call from his secretary