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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many windows are in the Squalor penthouse, according to the narrator?
(a) 949.
(b) 849.
(c) 498.
(d) 83.

2. During their first few days with the Squalors, whom do the Baudelaires scarcely see?
(a) Mr. Poe.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Jerome Squalor.
(d) Esme Squalor.

3. According to the narrator, what is an alternative meaning of 'mixed bag"?
(a) Placing a plastic bag in the bowl and stirring it around.
(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 mixing it with food.

4. What does the narrator suggest the reader do to understand how the Baudelaire orphans feel climbing the staircase without light?
(a) Rip the pages out.
(b) Flip the book over.
(c) Turn out the lights and read.
(d) Close their eyes as they read the chapter.

5. While climbing the staircase, Violet recalls what event that her parents attended that made them extremely tired?
(a) A party.
(b) A wedding.
(c) A birthday party.
(d) Sixteenth Annual Run-a-Thon.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, what does the phrase "dwarfed by comparison" not have to deal with?

2. Whom does Klaus think they should all look for, once the Squalors leave them for the day?

3. As Sunny is getting undressed, what is the one word she says that casts a long shadow over the Baudelaires?

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

5. Why does Mrs. Squalor want to adopt the children?

(see the answer key)

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