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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Duncan Quagmire have in his notebook?
(a) Drawings of Count Olaf.
(b) Information about Olaf's plans.
(c) Notes on plants.
(d) A poem for Violet.

2. What is Violet's favorite place to visit in the city?
(a) The local library.
(b) The museum of art.
(c) The war memorial.
(d) Verne Invention Museum.

3. On the way home from Café Salmonella, what does the taxicab pass that makes the children remember their parents?
(a) The circus.
(b) The mall.
(c) The beach.
(d) The Fish District.

4. According to the narrator, what is an alternative meaning of 'mixed bag"?
(a) Placing a plastic bag in the bowl and mixing it with food.
(b) Placing a plastic bag and mixing it with cake batter.
(c) Placing a plastic bag in the bowl and tossing it.
(d) Placing a plastic bag in the bowl and stirring it around.

5. Why does Mrs. Squalor want to adopt the children?
(a) Because orphans are in.
(b) Because she feels bad for them.
(c) Because her husband suggested it.
(d) Because she loves kids.

Short Answer Questions

1. How could the Baudelaire children tell the clothes would dwarf them by comparison?

2. According to Mr. Squalor, what is his wife most attentive to?

3. What does the narrator suggest the reader do to understand how the Baudelaire orphans feel climbing the staircase without light?

4. What is at the curve of the staircase on each floor?

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

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