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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. Who does the mailman believe the Baudelaires to be when he sees them come out of the trapdoor?
(a) Aliens.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) Adults.
(d) Monsters.

2. What does Violet tell her siblings she wants them to search the penthouse for?
(a) Blankets.
(b) Long, slender iron objects.
(c) Saw.
(d) Food.

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is everyone at the In Auction wearing?

2. What is Klaus's idiosyncrasy?

3. At the In Auction, who does Klaus try to convince that Gunther is Count Olaf in disguise?

4. What sinister surprise do the Baudelaires discover at the end of the ersatz rope after the second climb down?

5. What does Esme make the Baudelaires carry up to their penthouse apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about the fact that the Baudelaire children have been in the darkness for so long their eyes take a long time to get used to the light?

2. What is unique and strangely sad about the Squalor library?

3. In what ways are the Baudelaire children's skills handy and useful in Chapter 7?

4. How does Klaus convince Jerome to help them find the Quagmires without him knowing?

5. Why is the definition of "idiosyncrasy" necessary for the reader to understand before reading the rest of Chapter 7?

6. Why is moving down the ersatz rope more difficult the second time for the Baudelaires?

7. What is Count Olaf's plan to move Quagmires out of the city and to get his hands on their sapphires?

8. What is the red herring in Chapter 10?

9. What does Klaus mean when he tells Violet the time wasn't ripe for her invention?

10. How is the word "ersatz" used in Chapter 7?

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