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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After arriving home from Café Salmonella, what kinds of noises do the children hear as they climb the stairs to the penthouse?
(a) The sounds of people going to bed.
(b) The sounds of people eating.
(c) The sounds of people singing.
(d) The sounds of people wrestling.

3. While climbing the staircase, Violet recalls what event that her parents attended that made them extremely tired?
(a) A party.
(b) Sixteenth Annual Run-a-Thon.
(c) A wedding.
(d) A birthday party.

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

5. What does the narrator suggest the reader do to understand how the Baudelaire orphans feel climbing the staircase without light?
(a) Flip the book over.
(b) Close their eyes as they read the chapter.
(c) Turn out the lights and read.
(d) Rip the pages out.

6. Whom does Klaus think they should all look for, once the Squalors leave them for the day?
(a) Mr. Squalor.
(b) Mrs. Squalor.
(c) Mr. Poe.
(d) The Doorman.

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

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

9. How many floors down is it from the Squalor's penthouse apartment to the bottom floor?
(a) 66.
(b) 84.
(c) 48.
(d) 100.

10. When the Baudelaire children reach the Squalor penthouse apartment, who answers the door?
(a) Mr. Squalor.
(b) Mr. Poe.
(c) Count Olaf.
(d) Mrs. Squalor.

11. What is missing on the orphans' new street?
(a) Street signs.
(b) Street lamps.
(c) Pavement.
(d) Cars.

12. What kind of restaurant is Cafe Salmonella?
(a) A theme restaurant.
(b) A hamburger restaurant.
(c) A dessert restaurant.
(d) An Italian restaurant.

13. What is at the curve of the staircase on each floor?
(a) A door and a pair of sliding elevator doors.
(b) A gate.
(c) A gift.
(d) A candle.

14. Throughout Chapter 6, who do the children spend the morning searching the penthouse for?
(a) Gunther.
(b) Mr. Poe.
(c) The Quagmires.
(d) Jerome.

15. Why does the narrator state that the streets sounded like fish?
(a) The streets are rigged with fish sounds.
(b) The pavement is always wet from the sea breeze.
(c) Fish live there and make noises.
(d) Fish noises are played throughout the day.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, what would you probably see at the front of a chemistry class?

2. What is the name of the street where the orphans will be staying?

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

4. Who does Violet tell the Squalors is Gunther's true identity?

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

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