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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the first few days in the penthouse, what happens once the Baudelaire children return to the penthouse?
(a) They get hopelessly lazy.
(b) They get hopelessly lost.
(c) They get very sad.
(d) They eat food.

2. When the children first meet Mr. Squalor, what does he offer to get them?
(a) A bed.
(b) A slice of cake.
(c) An orange.
(d) A martini.

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

4. What is Mr. Poe's job description?
(a) A social worker.
(b) A policeman.
(c) A banker.
(d) A teacher.

5. When Jerome and the children arrive back home from their dinner at Café Salmonella, what does the doorman tell them is now "in"?
(a) Painting.
(b) Elevators.
(c) Ocean decorating.
(d) Salmon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jerome not continue to support the children's claim about Gunther's identity?

2. What does Esme Squalor do for a living?

3. Why doesn't Jerome want to force Gunther to remove his boots?

4. According to the narrator, what does the phrase "dwarfed by comparison" not have to deal with?

5. What are the buildings made of where Café Salmonella is located?

(see the answer key)

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