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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 pushes the Baudelaires into the elevator shaft.
(b) She grabs an ersatz rope and climbs down.
(c) She laughs.
(d) She steps into the elevator.

2. What is Jerome's suggestion for putting the Baudelaires' mind at ease?
(a) Moving out of the penthouse.
(b) Calling Mr. Poe.
(c) Going to the police.
(d) Sliding down the banister instead of taking the stairs.

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

4. Why does Esme believe that Gunther is who he claims to be?
(a) Because she checks his references.
(b) Because he tells her so.
(c) Because he shows her identification.
(d) Because Jerome supports it too.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jerome not continue to support the children's claim about Gunther's identity?

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

3. What is the doorman's real job?

4. While waiting for the Squalors to return from getting soda, what does Klaus do when someone talks to him?

5. Who shows up at the onset of Chapter 4 dressed in a disguise?

(see the answer key)

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