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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After pushing the Up button on the elevator, what does Esme do?
(a) She laughs.
(b) She steps into the elevator.
(c) She grabs an ersatz rope and climbs down.
(d) She pushes the Baudelaires into the elevator shaft.

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

3. Who slides down the banister first and laughs?
(a) Klaus.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Violet
(d) Jerome.

4. What two elements does the narrator use as references at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Aluminum and Helium.
(b) Hydrogen and oxygen.
(c) Oxygen and aluminum.
(d) Hydrogen and Helium.

5. According to the narrator, what is a good thing to do when one is sitting, eating, and resting?
(a) Throw food.
(b) Sing.
(c) Have a conversation.
(d) Talk with your mouth open.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, which of the two elements he mentions is a gas?

2. What is Violet's idiosyncrasy?

3. What is Jerome's suggestion for putting the Baudelaires' mind at ease?

4. According to Klaus, what does ersatz mean?

5. How does Esme know Gunther/Count Olaf?

(see the answer key)

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