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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Klaus believe the passageway has placed them under?
(a) A funeral parlor.
(b) The street.
(c) A barbeque pit.
(d) A forest.

2. Who do the Baudelaires tell about the V.F.D. after their discovery in the In Auction catalog?
(a) Mr. Poe.
(b) The doorman.
(c) Jerome.
(d) Esme.

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

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

5. When the Baudelaires arrive at the In Auction, what lot are the people bidding on?
(a) Lot #5.
(b) Lot #49.
(c) Lot #50.
(d) Lot #46.

6. While comforting Violet in the hidden room at the end of the ersatz elevator, what does Klaus say the time is ripe for?
(a) To call Mr. Poe.
(b) To tell the Squalors.
(c) To call the cops.
(d) His researching skills.

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

8. After Esme pushes the Up button for the ersatz elevator, what do the Baudelaires discover in the middle of the elevator shaft?
(a) A net.
(b) Gunther.
(c) The Quagmires.
(d) A cage.

9. What does Esme say at the In Auction that surprises Jerome?
(a) That she loves the children.
(b) That she loves him.
(c) That she had makes enough money.
(d) That she wants to adopt the children.

10. What does Esme believe about Count Olaf's intelligence?
(a) He's an idiot.
(b) He's dimwitted.
(c) He's "in."
(d) He's a genius.

11. According to the narrator, what is a good thing to do when one is sitting, eating, and resting?
(a) Throw food.
(b) Sing.
(c) Talk with your mouth open.
(d) Have a conversation.

12. Who bids a thousand dollars for Lot #50 at the In Auction?
(a) The doorman.
(b) Jerome.
(c) Sunny.
(d) Mr. Poe.

13. With what does Klaus poke the walls of the passageway?
(a) A book.
(b) A stick.
(c) His finger.
(d) Fire tongs.

14. Who is a friend of the Baudelaires standing with Jerome at the In Auction?
(a) The doorman.
(b) Mr. Poe.
(c) Esme.
(d) The Quagmires.

15. Who caters the In Auction's food?
(a) Café Salmonella.
(b) The Stationary District.
(c) The Fish District.
(d) Mr. Poe.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is seated by Gunther at the small stage at the In Auction?

3. How does Esme know Gunther/Count Olaf?

4. Once the Baudelaires are successful with opening the trapdoor, where does the corridor end up?

5. What is strange about the winner of the large red herring statue?

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