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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator state that the streets sounded like fish?
(a) Fish noises are played throughout the day.
(b) The pavement is always wet from the sea breeze.
(c) Fish live there and make noises.
(d) The streets are rigged with fish sounds.

2. What does Violet say when she reaches the bottom of the ersatz rope a second time?
(a) Here we are!
(b) We're here to save you!
(c) I'm back!
(d) They're gone!

3. With what does Klaus poke the walls of the passageway?
(a) A stick.
(b) Fire tongs.
(c) His finger.
(d) A book.

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

5. What does Klaus realize about the elevators in the apartment building and the penthouse?
(a) The elevators are being secretly used.
(b) Elevators are on every floor.
(c) Two pair of elevator doors are outside the penthouse.
(d) Blue elevators are on floors 1, 5, and 18.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who slides down the banister first and laughs?

3. Which direction does Klaus suggest the Baudelaires climb to get out of the elevator shaft?

4. What sinister surprise do the Baudelaires discover at the end of the ersatz rope after the second climb down?

5. According to Duncan, how does Gunther plan to smuggle the Quagmires out of the city?

(see the answer key)

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