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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Esme, what is illegal to auction off?
(a) Dogs.
(b) "In" items.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Children.

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

3. As Sunny is getting undressed, what is the one word she says that casts a long shadow over the Baudelaires?
(a) Olaf.
(b) Leave me alone.
(c) Dog.
(d) Stop.

4. According to Esme, which district is not a place for young people?
(a) The Beverage district.
(b) The Dark district.
(c) The Beach district.
(d) The Fish district.

5. What is the doorman gluing to the elevator door?
(a) A piece of salmon.
(b) A wooden starfish.
(c) An anchor.
(d) A lock.

6. What does Violet do the morning after Gunther arrives to help her think?
(a) She ties up her hair and eats cookies.
(b) She sits at her workbench and ties her hair up.
(c) She plays with Sunny.
(d) She goes back to sleep.

7. Each morning, who takes the children to places in town?
(a) Jerome.
(b) Violet.
(c) Mr. Poe.
(d) Esme.

8. According to the narrator, above all the other issues the Baudelaires have to deal with, what do they worry about the most?
(a) The whereabouts of Count Olaf.
(b) The whereabouts of the Quagmires.
(c) The whereabouts of Mr. Poe.
(d) The sizes of their rooms.

9. On the way home from Café Salmonella, what does the taxicab pass that makes the children remember their parents?
(a) The beach.
(b) The Fish District.
(c) The mall.
(d) The circus.

10. How old is the oldest Baudelaire orphan?
(a) 17.
(b) 12
(c) 14.
(d) 10.

11. Who shows up at the onset of Chapter 4 dressed in a disguise?
(a) Jerome Squalor
(b) Count Olaf.
(c) Mr. Poe.
(d) The Quagmires.

12. What is the name of the street where the orphans will be staying?
(a) Levin Parkway.
(b) Spencer Avenue.
(c) Dark Avenue.
(d) Main Street.

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

14. What type of ice cream does the narrator at the beginning of Chapter 1 state you may be nervous about eating?
(a) Expired ice cream.
(b) Vanilla ice cream.
(c) Prune ice cream.
(d) Chocolate ice cream.

15. What is Sunny's bedroom filled with?
(a) Toys for teenagers.
(b) Tools.
(c) Books.
(d) Toys suitable for babies with softer teeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jerome's suggestion for putting the Baudelaires' mind at ease?

2. While climbing the staircase, how often do Klaus and Violet take turns carrying Sunny?

3. What does Count Olaf have on his ankle?

4. According to the narrator, what is one good part of the Baudelaires' living with the Squalors?

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

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