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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 is disconcerting about Esme's behavior after they exit the penthouse apartment?
(a) She hugs each child.
(b) She speaks kindly to them.
(c) Her arm is wrapped loosely around them.
(d) Her arm is wrapped so tight around them that they couldn't move.

2. What rains down on the children from the ceiling?
(a) Cockroaches.
(b) Glitter.
(c) Spiders.
(d) Black ash.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say he would've done if he escaped from Gunther's plans?

2. What condition do the Baudelaires find the Quagmires?

3. Who does the mailman believe the Baudelaires to be when he sees them come out of the trapdoor?

4. What does Esme yell down to the children after they decide they are okay?

5. What does Esme say at the In Auction that surprises Jerome?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the red herring in Chapter 10?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the meaning of the red herring statue which is in Lot #48?

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

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

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