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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who had been the Baudelaire orphans' first guardian?
(a) Mr. Smith.
(b) Count Olaf.
(c) Count Baudelaire.
(d) Mr. Poe.

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

6. What do the Baudelaire children believe Gunther will try to do?
(a) Hurt them.
(b) Harm the Squalors.
(c) Get his hands on their fortune.
(d) Kidnap them.

7. According to the narrator, which of the two elements he mentions is a gas?
(a) Oxygen.
(b) Helium.
(c) Water.
(d) Hydrogen.

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

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

10. According to the narrator, when is the best time for thinking?
(a) In the evening.
(b) In the morning.
(c) In the afternoon.
(d) After a nap.

11. Who are the orphans' new guardians?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Squalor.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Green.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Dark.

12. According to the narrator, what does the phrase "dwarfed by comparison" not have to deal with?
(a) The phrase doesn't have anything to do with comparisons.
(b) The phrase doesn't have anything to do with children.
(c) The phrase doesn't have anything to do with dwarves.
(d) The phrase doesn't have anything to do with dogs.

13. How many windows are in the Squalor penthouse, according to the narrator?
(a) 83.
(b) 949.
(c) 498.
(d) 849.

14. When Sunny is covered in the pinstripe clothes, what does Violet compare her to?
(a) A lump in the carpet.
(b) A pillow.
(c) A cat.
(d) A dog.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Baudelaire orphans' parents die?

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

3. How old is the oldest Baudelaire orphan?

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

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

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