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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the Baudelaire orphans wear glasses?
(a) Klaus.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Violet.
(d) Tammy.
2. According to the narrator, what does Mr. Poe always have?
(a) Sunglasses.
(b) A cigarette.
(c) A lie.
(d) A cough.
3. What is the doorman gluing to the elevator door?
(a) A piece of salmon.
(b) A wooden starfish.
(c) A lock.
(d) An anchor.
4. Who slides down the banister first and laughs?
(a) Klaus.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Violet
(d) Jerome.
5. What is one of the things the Baudelaire children are afraid has happened since Gunther arrived?
(a) Something dreadful has happened to the Quagmires.
(b) Something dreadful has happened to Mr. Poe.
(c) Something dreadful has happened to Esme.
(d) Something dreadful has happened to the doorman.
Short Answer Questions
1. When the Baudelaires reach the bottom of the staircase after listening at every apartment door, who do they see?
2. When the children first meet Mr. Squalor, what does he offer to get them?
3. Which character is dressed in black riding boots, a pinstriped suit, and a monocle?
4. According to Mr. Squalor, who did he hike up Mount Fraught with?
5. While climbing the staircase, how often do Klaus and Violet take turns carrying Sunny?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do the Baudelaire children lie about whether they are interested in or enjoy their presents from Esme?
2. Why don't Esme and Jerome Squalor believe the children that Gunther is really Count Olaf?
3. What is the significance of the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale to the Baudelaire's search for Gunther in the penthouse?
4. How does the author reinforce the absurdity of the "what's in and what's out"?
5. What is ironic about Mr. Poe telling the children about the staircase, "it's all uphill from here"?
6. What is the importance of the doorman's strange clothing?
7. Why do the Baudelaire children feel they sound "hopelessly spoiled" when discussing how disappointed they are with their pinstripe suit gifts from Esme?
8. Why does Violet stop arguing with Esme about Gunther's true identity?
9. What is the importance of the Baudelaire orphans' new guardians being named Squalor?
10. Why does the narrator compare the Baudelaire children's experience at the Squalor's house as a mixed bag?
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