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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator state the dictionary is more pleasant than reading this book?
(a) There is no setting.
(b) There is no plot.
(c) You can close the book when you want.
(d) You can skip to more pleasant words.

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

3. What is Klaus's favorite place to visit in the city?
(a) The museum of art.
(b) Verne Invention Museum.
(c) Akhmatova Bookstore.
(d) The war memorial.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Mr. Poe's job description?

3. When Sunny is covered in the pinstripe clothes, what does Violet compare her to?

4. Jerome finds Klaus a bedroom he thinks will fit his interests, but what's wrong with it?

5. What does Esme Squalor do for a living?

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