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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Baudelaire children reach the Squalor penthouse apartment, who answers the door?
(a) Mrs. Squalor.
(b) Count Olaf.
(c) Mr. Squalor.
(d) Mr. Poe.

2. How many rooms does the Squalor's home have?
(a) 71.
(b) 100.
(c) 88.
(d) 10.

3. When the Baudelaire children reach the Squalor penthouse apartment, what does the person who answers the door wear?
(a) A dress.
(b) A pinstripe suit.
(c) A robe.
(d) Jogging pants.

4. What is at the curve of the staircase on each floor?
(a) A candle.
(b) A gate.
(c) A door and a pair of sliding elevator doors.
(d) A gift.

5. When the children first meet Mr. Squalor, what does he offer to get them?
(a) A bed.
(b) An orange.
(c) A slice of cake.
(d) A martini.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator state that the streets sounded like fish?

2. What two names does Sunny yell out to help her siblings navigate the Squalor's penthouse apartment?

3. According to Esme, which district is not a place for young people?

4. How many floors down is it from the Squalor's penthouse apartment to the bottom floor?

5. According to the narrator, what is one good part of the Baudelaires' living with the Squalors?

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