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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, what is the definition of "anxious"?
(a) Nightmares.
(b) Troubled by disturbing suspense.
(c) Feeling nervous.
(d) Upset stomach.

2. According to Jerome, what is a xenophobe?
(a) A person who is afraid of foreigners.
(b) A person who is afraid of eyebrows.
(c) A person who is afraid of spiders.
(d) A person who is afraid of salmon.

3. Why does Jerome not continue to support the children's claim about Gunther's identity?
(a) Jerome backs down because he's afraid of her.
(b) Jerome backs down because Esme threatens to put him out.
(c) Jerome backs down because he agrees.
(d) Jerome backs down because he likes Gunther.

4. What do the Baudelaire children believe Gunther will try to do?
(a) Harm the Squalors.
(b) Get his hands on their fortune.
(c) Kidnap them.
(d) Hurt them.

5. According to Mr. Squalor, who did he hike up Mount Fraught with?
(a) Mr. Poe
(b) His wife.
(c) Count Olaf.
(d) Violet's mom.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Violet, which of their former guardians would have enjoyed eating salad?

2. According to the narrator, when is the best time for thinking?

3. What does Klaus hope his new guardians will have for him when he gets to the apartment?

4. As Sunny is getting undressed, what is the one word she says that casts a long shadow over the Baudelaires?

5. Where does Sunny like to visit during the morning outings, but her memories of the place are fuzzy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the meaning of "nervous" and "anxious" important to the reader's understanding of the novel?

2. Why does the narrator compare the Baudelaire children's experience at the Squalor's house as a mixed bag?

3. Why don't Esme and Jerome Squalor believe the children that Gunther is really Count Olaf?

4. What does the pinstripe suits being too big illustrate about Esme Squalor?

5. What is the significance of the doorman telling the Baudelaire children and Jerome they can't go up to the penthouse until Gunther comes down?

6. What is revealed about Esme when she comments that orphans are so "in" they ought to be in the In Auction?

7. What is the significance of the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale to the Baudelaire's search for Gunther in the penthouse?

8. What does the narrator mean when he states "...like caramel candy, strawberry yogurt, and liquid carpet cleaner, if you eat too much of it you are not going to enjoy your meal"?

9. What is ironic about Mr. Poe telling the children about the staircase, "it's all uphill from here"?

10. What is revealed about Esme's character when she says, "Quickly, before anybody sees that this apartment is still dark!"

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