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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the buildings made of where Café Salmonella is located?
(a) Bricks.
(b) Wood.
(c) Silvery scales.
(d) Cement.

2. According to Mr. Squalor, what is one thing the children can do to save breath?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Sip the air.
(c) Sit down.
(d) Call each other by their first names.

3. 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) Chocolate ice cream.
(c) Vanilla ice cream.
(d) Prune ice cream.

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

5. What happened to the Quagmire children?
(a) They died in a fire.
(b) They found guardians.
(c) Count Olaf kidnapped them.
(d) They ran away.

6. 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.

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

8. According to the narrator, what is the definition of "anxious"?
(a) Upset stomach.
(b) Nightmares.
(c) Troubled by disturbing suspense.
(d) Feeling nervous.

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

10. During their first few days with the Squalors, whom do the Baudelaires scarcely see?
(a) Mr. Poe.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Esme Squalor.
(d) Jerome Squalor.

11. What can the orphans hear from behind the doors on each floor?
(a) Whispering.
(b) The noises of people who lived in the building.
(c) Crying.
(d) Arguing.

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

13. What does Count Olaf have on his ankle?
(a) A blue striped sock.
(b) A cast.
(c) A bandage.
(d) A tattoo of an eye.

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

15. According to Mr. Squalor, who did he hike up Mount Fraught with?
(a) Violet's mom.
(b) His wife.
(c) Count Olaf.
(d) Mr. Poe

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Klaus hope his new guardians will have for him when he gets to the apartment?

3. According to Jerome, what is a xenophobe?

4. According to the narrator, what does Mr. Poe always have?

5. Who shows up at the onset of Chapter 4 dressed in a disguise?

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