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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, which of the two elements he mentions is a gas?
(a) Oxygen.
(b) Hydrogen.
(c) Helium.
(d) Water.

2. During dinner at Café Salmonella, what makes the Baudelaire children lose their appetites?
(a) Too much pink flavorful fish.
(b) The smell of fish.
(c) The dessert.
(d) The thought of Gunther alone with their guardian.

3. Which character is dressed in black riding boots, a pinstriped suit, and a monocle?
(a) The doorman.
(b) Esme.
(c) Jerome.
(d) Count Olaf.

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 birthday party.
(c) A party.
(d) A wedding.

5. According to the narrator, what is one good part of the Baudelaires' living with the Squalors?
(a) The Baudelaires are healthier.
(b) The Baudelaires are together.
(c) The Baudelaires are with two wealthy adults.
(d) The Baudelaires are back in the city where they were born.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Violet hope the new guardians will have for her when she gets to the apartment?

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

3. At the beginning of Chapter 1, what two words does the narrator say the book will show the difference between?

4. According to the narrator, what does Mr. Poe always have?

5. What do the Baudelaire children believe Gunther will try to do?

(see the answer key)

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