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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Jerome want to force Gunther to remove his boots?
(a) He doesn't want to be rude.
(b) He forgets.
(c) He is hungry and wants to go eat.
(d) He doesn't want to smell his feet.

2. What kind of dessert do the children have at Café Salmonella?
(a) Salmon pie with a scoop of salmon ice cream.
(b) Chocolate ice cream sundaes.
(c) Cake.
(d) Apple pie with vanilla ice cream.

3. Where is Café Salmonella located?
(a) Downtown.
(b) The Fish District.
(c) On Dark Avenue.
(d) At the beach.

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

5. According to the narrator, what does the phrase "dwarfed by comparison" not have to deal with?
(a) The phrase doesn't have anything to do with dogs.
(b) The phrase doesn't have anything to do with dwarves.
(c) The phrase doesn't have anything to do with comparisons.
(d) The phrase doesn't have anything to do with children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator state that the streets sounded like fish?

2. What word does Gunther continue to use incorrectly?

3. When the children first meet Mr. Squalor, what does he offer to get them?

4. What is missing on the orphans' new street?

5. What is the one thing Violet cannot find in her bedroom at the Squalor's penthouse apartment?

(see the answer key)

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