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1. We start at Chapter One, a sad description of the train journey the Baudelaires take to meet their new guardian, whose name Mr. Poe fails to pronounce. Their guardian owns a factory, the "___ ___ Lumbermill". Which two words, sharing their initials with the author of the book, fill in the blanks?
2. Chapter Two is no better for the Baudelaires, but they are not the subject of this question. Snicket tells us in this chapter that a woman once sent him a two-hundred page book explaining what?
3. In the third chapter, the Baudelaires meet a horrible foreman, whose name is an anagram of a character we know. What was the foreman called?
4. The high point of Chapter Four is the Baudelaires' consumption of a peach. The low point involves the discussion they have when meeting their guardian, usually known as "Sir". What odd quality does Sir have?
5. The fifth chapter shows the Baudelaires getting used to the gruelling routine of working in the mill. It also contains a nasty trick used by the foreman that causes what?
6. Chapter Six shows Klaus acting strangely. Which of these odd things do Sunny and Violet NOT notice?
7. The seventh chapter, helpfully illustrated by a pair of shoes, contains two supposed accidents. The latter causes all three Baudelaires to go and visit a doctor. What is her name?
8. Chapter Eight is the one in which the Baudelaires finally meet Count Olaf, disguised as Shirley the receptionist. Before this, however, they work out that Klaus has been the victim of hypnosis. Klaus gives an example of hypnosis, where an Egyptian king was forced to do what?
9. The ninth chapter of the novel begins with a futile (a word here meaning "pointless") argument with Olaf, and ends with a memorandum sent by Sir threatening what?
10. In Chapter Ten, the Baudelaires try to convince Sir that Shirley is Count Olaf in disguise, but he doesn't listen. Charles listens to them, and says he will try to do what?
11. Although Klaus is the expert on books, another character is forced to research in the library during Chapter Eleven as Klaus is hypnotized. Who spends the night reading "Advanced Ocular Science"?
12. Chapter Twelve contains the climax of the book, in which Charles is tied to a log and nearly killed by the sawing machine. However, the character to die is Dr. Orwell. How does she die?
13. The thirteenth and final chapter contains the escape of Olaf and which of his associates, who was disguised as Foreman Flacutono?
14. The image at the end of the book contains a hint towards the next book. What is it?
15. The note to Snicket's editor at the end of the book is the first in the series not to be written on a normal piece of paper. What is unusual about the message?
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