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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the orphans' new guardians?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Green.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Dark.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Squalor.

2. What is an aqueous martini?
(a) Cold water served in a mug.
(b) Cold water served with a slice of lemon.
(c) Cold water served in a fancy glass with an olive.
(d) Cold water served with pickles.

3. According to Mr. Squalor, what is one thing the children can do to save breath?
(a) Sip the air.
(b) Sit down.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Call each other by their first names.

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

5. What type of ice cream does the narrator at the beginning of Chapter 1 state you may be nervous about eating?
(a) Chocolate ice cream.
(b) Vanilla ice cream.
(c) Expired ice cream.
(d) Prune ice cream.

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

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

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

5. What character has been put in charge of the Baudelaire orphans?

(see the answer key)

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