The Bad Beginning

What were Klaus and Violet wearing at the start of the chapter when they were standing backstage?

• a wedding suit and dress

• the nightgowns

• new clothes

• striped clothes

Who came in the dressing room when they children were getting ready?

• Justice Strauss

• Count Oalf

• Mr. Poe

• Mr. Briny

What are the three Baudelaire orphans names?

• Kyle, Victoria and Susie

• Klaus, Violet and Sunny

• Craig, Victor and Sailor

• Harry, Ron and Hermione

What are the children doing when Mr Poe comes to give them the bad news?

• Sunbaking at Briny Beach.

• Having a picnic near the Fickle Fountain.

• Skipping rocks, examining crabs and probably biting things.

• Enjoying the dull day at the beach.

Who showed up to Count Olaf's house?

• Justice Strauss

• Billy Joe Steven

• Violet's cousin

• Justice Mouse

How do the Baudelair's parents die?

• In a car accident

• in a fire

• in a boating accident

• in a robbery

What did Count Olaf do with Sunny?

• Threw her a birthday party!

• Put her in a Birdcage and hung the cage from a tall tower.

• Put her in her a new crib in her own room.

• Count Olaf didn't do anything.

How was Violet's plan ruined? Explain using details from the text.

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

Count Olaf, as guardian, is acting:

• in loco motion

• in lucky people

• in loco parentis

• in lock and key