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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Esme suggest to Gunther should be auctioned off at the In Auction?
(a) Pinstripe suits.
(b) Darkness.
(c) Orphans.
(d) Wood.

2. Why can't the Baudelaires climb out of the elevator shaft initially?
(a) The walls are too smooth.
(b) The walls are greased with oil.
(c) They are far away from the walls.
(d) Esme tells them not to do it.

3. What is Violet's idiosyncrasy?
(a) Tying up her hair and praying.
(b) Tying up her hair and screaming at people.
(c) Tying up her hair and crossing her eyes.
(d) Tying up her hair with a ribbon when she is inventing something.

4. Who do the Baudelaires tell about the V.F.D. after their discovery in the In Auction catalog?
(a) The doorman.
(b) Mr. Poe.
(c) Jerome.
(d) Esme.

5. What is disconcerting about Esme's behavior after they exit the penthouse apartment?
(a) Her arm is wrapped so tight around them that they couldn't move.
(b) Her arm is wrapped loosely around them.
(c) She speaks kindly to them.
(d) She hugs each child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Esme make the Baudelaires carry up to their penthouse apartment?

2. According to the narrator, what does a nefarious disguise mean?

3. According to the narrator, what are idiosyncrasies?

4. After Esme pushes the Up button for the ersatz elevator, what do the Baudelaires discover in the middle of the elevator shaft?

5. According to the narrator, what is a good thing to do when one is sitting, eating, and resting?

(see the answer key)

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