View a FREE sample

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) A forest.
(c) The street.
(d) A barbeque pit.

2. What is the title of Lot #50 of the In Auction?
(a) A piano.
(b) A large globe.
(c) A crate.
(d) V.F.D.

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

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

5. What does Klaus mean he says "The time isn't ripe for your invention"?
(a) The invention isn't ready at this time.
(b) The invention is handy at this time.
(c) The invention isn't handy at this time.
(d) The invention isn't fruitful for fruit.

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

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

8. What does Violet find on her extra fluffy pillow when she returns to her room?
(a) Esme's note.
(b) A tool.
(c) A note from Jerome.
(d) A chocolate.

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

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

11. What do the Baudelaires find at the end of the hallway once they'd gone down the elevator shaft?
(a) A cul-de-sac.
(b) A red herring.
(c) Another cage.
(d) Count Olaf.

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

13. 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 in the pit.
(b) As if their whole life has been spent happily but flawed.
(c) As if their whole life has been spent in misery.
(d) As if their whole life has been spent with Olaf.

14. What does Isadora Quagmire have in her notebook?
(a) Poems about Olaf's plans.
(b) Notes on plants.
(c) A poem for Violet.
(d) Drawings of Count Olaf.

15. What is Klaus's idiosyncrasy?
(a) Playing with Sunny when thinking very hard.
(b) Not paying attention to his surroundings when thinking.
(c) Tying his hair up in ribbons when thinking hard.
(d) Paying close attention to his surroundings when thinking.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Baudelaires arrive at the In Auction, what lot are the people bidding on?

2. What does Violet say when she reaches the bottom of the ersatz rope a second time?

3. What bothers the children about Esme's demeanor as they head to the In Auction?

4. Who is a friend of the Baudelaires standing with Jerome at the In Auction?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 575 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample