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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the In Auction, who does Klaus try to convince that Gunther is Count Olaf in disguise?
(a) The crowd of buyers.
(b) Jerome Squalor.
(c) The doorman.
(d) Mr. Poe.

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

3. When the Baudelaires reach the end of the corridor, what sounds do they hear?
(a) Fish music.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A trolley.
(d) Clopping horses.

4. According to Violet, what is the devil's tongue?
(a) A knot.
(b) A curse on the Quagmires.
(c) A new "in" dance.
(d) A special brand of sneakers.

5. What does Violet say when she reaches the bottom of the ersatz rope a second time?
(a) Here we are!
(b) They're gone!
(c) We're here to save you!
(d) I'm back!

6. What rains down on the children from the ceiling?
(a) Glitter.
(b) Cockroaches.
(c) Black ash.
(d) Spiders.

7. What three things do Klaus and Sunny discover that Violet believes will help free the Quagmires?
(a) Fire tongs.
(b) Sticks.
(c) Saws.
(d) Baseball bat.

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

9. Why can't the Baudelaires climb out of the elevator shaft initially?
(a) The walls are too smooth.
(b) They are far away from the walls.
(c) The walls are greased with oil.
(d) Esme tells them not to do it.

10. What is strange about the winner of the large red herring statue?
(a) It's Mr. Poe.
(b) It's Gunther.
(c) It's the doorman.
(d) It's a small child.

11. Which direction does Klaus suggest the Baudelaires climb to get out of the elevator shaft?
(a) Midway.
(b) Up.
(c) Down.
(d) Backward.

12. After the first series of curves, what do the children hear above their heads?
(a) Esme.
(b) Mr. Poe.
(c) The doorman.
(d) Jerome.

13. According to Duncan, how does Gunther plan to smuggle the Quagmires out of the city?
(a) To hide the Quagmires inside one of the In Auction items.
(b) To transport the Quagmires by train to the Fish District.
(c) To wait until orphans are "out" and move them to his dungeon.
(d) To hide them in the Squalor's apartment until they come of age.

14. According to the narrator, what do the Baudelaires feel as they climb the ersatz rope back to the penthouse?
(a) As if their whole life has been spent happily but flawed.
(b) As if their whole life has been spent in misery.
(c) As if their whole life has been spent in the pit.
(d) As if their whole life has been spent with Olaf.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Violet tell her siblings to meet her once they reach the top of the ersatz rope?

2. What is Klaus's idiosyncrasy?

3. What does Esme yell down to the children after they decide they are okay?

4. What does the narrator say he would've done if he escaped from Gunther's plans?

5. What is everyone at the In Auction wearing?

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