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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While waiting for the Squalors to return from getting soda, what does Klaus do when someone talks to him?
(a) Yells.
(b) Stares blankly.
(c) Ignores them.
(d) Mumbles.

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

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

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

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

6. What is Violet's idiosyncrasy?
(a) Tying up her hair and screaming at people.
(b) Tying up her hair and crossing her eyes.
(c) Tying up her hair and praying.
(d) Tying up her hair with a ribbon when she is inventing something.

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

8. Why do the Baudelaire children not feel better when they find Jerome at the In Auction?
(a) They know he won't help them stop Gunther.
(b) They know he has aligned himself with Esme.
(c) They know he only cares about salmon puffs.
(d) They know he is sick.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man in the sunglasses tell the Baudelaire children at the In Auction?

2. What does Duncan try to tell Violet in his notebook?

3. What rains down on the children from the ceiling?

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

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

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