2. What does the narrator claim is the greatest myth in the world?
(a) Troublesome things get less and less the more you do them.
(b) Troublesome things should be disposed of quickly.
(c) Troublesome things grow much more with time.
(d) Troublesome things are fun after awhile.

3. What does Esme make the Baudelaires carry up to their penthouse apartment?
(a) Parsley soda.
(b) Pizzas.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Yellow paperclips.

4. What do the Baudelaires discover at the end of their chain of ties, curtain pulls, and extension cords?
(a) The Quagmires.
(b) Esme's pet.
(c) A cage of snakes.
(d) Gunther.

5. What condition do the Baudelaires find the Quagmires?
(a) Healthy.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Filthy and haunted.
(d) Happy.

6. What does Violet ask the man who is standing outside the trapdoor?
(a) For his name.
(b) For him to move out of the sunlight.
(c) For directions to Veblen Hall.
(d) If she could borrow his cell phone.

7. What does Klaus say about myths?
(a) They're entertaining but not very helpful.
(b) They're helpful.
(c) They're fun.
(d) They're boring.

8. What is disconcerting about Esme's behavior after they exit the penthouse apartment?
(a) She hugs each child.
(b) Her arm is wrapped so tight around them that they couldn't move.
(c) She speaks kindly to them.
(d) Her arm is wrapped loosely around them.

9. What kind of soda is suddenly "in"?
(a) Strawberry.
(b) Vanilla.
(c) Cola.
(d) Parsley.

10. Where does Violet decide to hide the ersatz rope?
(a) Under her bed.
(b) Under Sunny's bed.
(c) Under her pillow.
(d) In Klaus's books.

11. What does Klaus realize about the elevators in the apartment building and the penthouse?
(a) Two pair of elevator doors are outside the penthouse.
(b) Blue elevators are on floors 1, 5, and 18.
(c) Elevators are on every floor.
(d) The elevators are being secretly used.

12. Once the Baudelaires are successful with opening the trapdoor, where does the corridor end up?
(a) The Stationary District.
(b) Veblen Hall.
(c) The spot where their house burned.
(d) The Fish District.

13. What does the narrator say he would've done if he escaped from Gunther's plans?
(a) Call the police.
(b) Run away to the far corner of the world and hide.
(c) Tell everyone at Veblen Hall.
(d) Run away to a deserted island.

14. What is the doorman's real job?
(a) A mayor.
(b) A basketball hero.
(c) An actor.
(d) A salesman.

15. What do the Quagmires believe the Baudelaires to be at first?
(a) A nightmare.
(b) Three ghosts.
(c) A funny vision.
(d) Hallucination and a phantasm.