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

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

3. What does Esme make the Baudelaires carry up to their penthouse apartment?
(a) Pizzas.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Parsley soda.
(d) Yellow paperclips.

4. Where does Klaus want to go once they climb back up the ersatz rope to the penthouse?
(a) His bedroom.
(b) The Squalor library.
(c) The Squalor's bedroom.
(d) The kitchen.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who bids a thousand dollars for Lot #50 at the In Auction?

3. According to Klaus, what does ersatz mean?

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

5. What do the children hear over their heads as they stumble around the passageway in the dark?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is revealed about Esme Squalor in Chapter 10?

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

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

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

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

7. What happens to Sunny's character during Chapter 10?

8. The gentleman at the Baudelaire mansion fire claims that the site is haunted. What is the significance of him calling the Baudelaire ghosts?

9. What is the importance of the doorman winning the big, red scarlet fish statue?

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

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