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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, what does Mr. Poe always have?
(a) A lie.
(b) Sunglasses.
(c) A cigarette.
(d) A cough.

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

3. Why does Mrs. Squalor want to adopt the children?
(a) Because her husband suggested it.
(b) Because she feels bad for them.
(c) Because she loves kids.
(d) Because orphans are in.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While climbing the staircase, how often do Klaus and Violet take turns carrying Sunny?

2. What is Violet's favorite place to visit in the city?

3. Where does Sunny like to visit during the morning outings, but her memories of the place are fuzzy?

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

5. What is Sunny's bedroom filled with?

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