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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which direction does Klaus suggest the Baudelaires climb to get out of the elevator shaft?
(a) Up.
(b) Backward.
(c) Midway.
(d) Down.

2. After the first series of curves, what do the children hear above their heads?
(a) Esme.
(b) Jerome.
(c) The doorman.
(d) Mr. Poe.

3. What does Esme Squalor do for a living?
(a) She is the number one most important financial advisor.
(b) She is the sixth most important financial advisor.
(c) She is the most important school teacher.
(d) She is the tenth most important financial advisor.

4. What does Klaus hope his new guardians will have for him when he gets to the apartment?
(a) A separate bedroom.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Food.
(d) Interesting books.

5. What is one of the things the Baudelaire children are afraid has happened since Gunther arrived?
(a) Something dreadful has happened to Mr. Poe.
(b) Something dreadful has happened to the Quagmires.
(c) Something dreadful has happened to the doorman.
(d) Something dreadful has happened to Esme.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of ice cream does the narrator at the beginning of Chapter 1 state you may be nervous about eating?

2. Who are the orphans' new guardians?

3. Why is the climb up the ersatz rope less scary than going down it for the Baudelaire children?

4. What does Violet find on her extra fluffy pillow when she returns to her room?

5. During their first few days with the Squalors, whom do the Baudelaires scarcely see?

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