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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Violet hope the new guardians will have for her when she gets to the apartment?
(a) A separate bedroom.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Tools.
(d) Food.

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

4. Why does Esme believe that Gunther is who he claims to be?
(a) Because she checks his references.
(b) Because he tells her so.
(c) Because he shows her identification.
(d) Because Jerome supports it too.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Baudelaire children reach the Squalor penthouse apartment, what does the person who answers the door wear?

2. Each morning, who takes the children to places in town?

3. Why does the narrator state the dictionary is more pleasant than reading this book?

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

5. What two elements does the narrator use as references at the beginning of Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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