The Wide Window

How did Mr. Poe and the orphans know that Aunt Josephine wrote the note?

• The note contained perfect grammar and spelling.

• She had reminded them in the note not to touch the doorknobs.

• The handwriting on the note matched that on her shopping list.

• She used the children's nicknames, which only she knew.

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How did the orphans make more time to figure out Aunt Josephine's note?

• Sunny disabled the taxi by inserting a potato into the tailpipe.

• They told Mr. Poe they would meet him at the ferry.

• Klaus sliced up the sail on Captain Sham's boat.

• They each ate a peppermint, which caused an allergic reaction.

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After Klaus decoded the secret message, what did Violet say they had to do?

• look inside the oven for more clues

• hire a guide to take them to Curdled Cave

• go back to the Anxious Clown and show Mr. Poe what they had discovered

• find Aunt Josephine's books about Lake Lachrymose

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How did Klaus convince Aunt Josephine to leave Curdled Cave?

• He said that Count Olaf was going to destroy his grammar library.

• He pointed at Count Olaf's sailboat heading directly toward the cave.

• He told her that realtors would come to look at Curdled Cave.

• He explained that the cave was a breeding ground for leeches.

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Count Olaf is disguised as ________ in The Wide Window. 

• Stephano

• Captain Sam

• Stevena

• Captain Sham

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The Bauledaire children's new guardian is _______, a clueless, yet peculiar woman who has practically every fear there could be.

• Aunt JoJo

• Aunt Stephanie

• Aunt Josephine

• Uncle Ike

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After Aunt Josephine receives a phone call from Captain Sham, she then sends the children away. Later the children are awakened by a loud crash. The Baudelaires come to the library where they find a note from their aunt and discover that the ___ had been smashed.

• clock

• television

• window

• sailboat

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What is the main theme of 'The Wide Window'?

• Courage in the face of fear

• The importance of family

• The dangers of trusting strangers

• Overcoming grief

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Who is the author of 'The Wide Window'?

• J.K. Rowling

• Lemony Snicket

• Roald Dahl

• Suzanne Collins

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What is Aunt Josephine's greatest fear in 'The Wide Window'?

• Spiders

• The telephone

• Real estate agents

• Doorknobs

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