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

2. What do the Baudelaires do to the ceiling once they reach the dead end?
(a) Bang on it with their hands.
(b) Use an ax to tear it down.
(c) Bang on it with their fire tongs.
(d) Attach ersatz lighting so they can see.

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

4. What is the doorman's real job?
(a) A salesman.
(b) An actor.
(c) A basketball hero.
(d) A mayor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Isadora Quagmire have in her notebook?

2. According to Klaus, what does ersatz mean?

3. According to the narrator, what do the Baudelaires feel as they climb the ersatz rope back to the penthouse?

4. What does the narrator claim is the greatest myth in the world?

5. Who caters the In Auction's food?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do the children realize about Jerome Squalor as they reach the Veblen Hall and are confronted with Gunther?

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

5. How does Violet plan to rescue the Quagmires from their cage?

6. Why does Esme continue to insist that Gunther left the penthouse apartment?

7. What is the red herring in Chapter 10?

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

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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