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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Toward the end of chapter two, what does Esme find out from a phone call is suddenly "in."
(a) Light.
(b) Elevators.
(c) Hot dogs.
(d) Pinstripes.

2. At the end of Chapter 4, how do the Baudelaire children feel about their situation?
(a) Sad.
(b) Happy.
(c) Scared.
(d) Hungry.

3. In Chapter 1, what does the narrator suggest the reader do instead of reading this book?
(a) Read the story backward.
(b) Curl up with a dictionary.
(c) Read the book.
(d) Skip ahead to chapter four.

4. Where is Café Salmonella located?
(a) Downtown.
(b) The Fish District.
(c) At the beach.
(d) On Dark Avenue.

5. What is Sunny's bedroom filled with?
(a) Toys for teenagers.
(b) Tools.
(c) Books.
(d) Toys suitable for babies with softer teeth.

6. What kind of dessert do the children have at Café Salmonella?
(a) Salmon pie with a scoop of salmon ice cream.
(b) Chocolate ice cream sundaes.
(c) Cake.
(d) Apple pie with vanilla ice cream.

7. How many windows are in the Squalor penthouse, according to the narrator?
(a) 949.
(b) 83.
(c) 849.
(d) 498.

8. Jerome finds Klaus a bedroom he thinks will fit his interests, but what's wrong with it?
(a) The library is filled with books about fashionable things.
(b) The library is empty.
(c) The library is filled magazines about plants.
(d) The library isn't close to his bedroom.

9. Which character is dressed in black riding boots, a pinstriped suit, and a monocle?
(a) Jerome.
(b) The doorman.
(c) Count Olaf.
(d) Esme.

10. According to the narrator, which of the two elements he mentions is a gas?
(a) Hydrogen.
(b) Helium.
(c) Water.
(d) Oxygen.

11. When the Baudelaire children reach the Squalor penthouse apartment, who answers the door?
(a) Mr. Squalor.
(b) Mr. Poe.
(c) Mrs. Squalor.
(d) Count Olaf.

12. How many rooms does the Squalor's home have?
(a) 10.
(b) 71.
(c) 100.
(d) 88.

13. What is the In Auction?
(a) An event where the innest things are given to charity.
(b) An event where the in people talk to each other.
(c) An annual event hosted by Esme Squalor on the innest items.
(d) An event you walk in to.

14. What is Mr. Poe's job description?
(a) A social worker.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A banker.
(d) A policeman.

15. Who are the orphans' new guardians?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Dark.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Squalor.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mr. Squalor, what is one thing the children can do to save breath?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 1, what two words does the narrator say the book will show the difference between?

3. Why doesn't Jerome want to force Gunther to remove his boots?

4. What word does Gunther continue to use incorrectly?

5. Why does Esme believe that Gunther is who he claims to be?

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