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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, what would you probably see at the front of a chemistry class?
(a) A chalkboard.
(b) A table of elements.
(c) A projector.
(d) A teacher desk.

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

3. What does Klaus realize about the elevators in the apartment building and the penthouse?
(a) Blue elevators are on floors 1, 5, and 18.
(b) Two pair of elevator doors are outside the penthouse.
(c) Elevators are on every floor.
(d) The elevators are being secretly used.

4. What does Esme believe about Count Olaf's intelligence?
(a) He's dimwitted.
(b) He's a genius.
(c) He's an idiot.
(d) He's "in."

5. What is Klaus's idiosyncrasy?
(a) Tying his hair up in ribbons when thinking hard.
(b) Playing with Sunny when thinking very hard.
(c) Paying close attention to his surroundings when thinking.
(d) Not paying attention to his surroundings when thinking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two elements does the narrator use as references at the beginning of Chapter 4?

2. What is the doorman's real job?

3. Who do the Baudelaires tell about the V.F.D. after their discovery in the In Auction catalog?

4. Which direction does Klaus suggest the Baudelaires climb to get out of the elevator shaft?

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

(see the answer key)

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