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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where is Café Salmonella located?
2. What does Esme suggest to Gunther should be auctioned off at the In Auction?
3. What does Esme Squalor do for a living?
4. How did the Baudelaire orphans' parents die?
5. At Café Salmonella, what has replaced the flowers in the vases?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the narrator compare the Baudelaire children's experience at the Squalor's house as a mixed bag?
2. Why does the narrator state the element of surprise won't be on the table of elements in a chemistry?
3. What is significant about the doorman's comments that all problems have a solution, and the solution is sometimes under the nose?
4. What is ironic about Sunny saying "Hansel" and "Gretel" when the children are trying to come up with a way to search the penthouse and not get lost?
5. What is revealed about Esme's character when she says, "Quickly, before anybody sees that this apartment is still dark!"
6. How does the author reinforce the absurdity of the "what's in and what's out"?
7. What is the significance of the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale to the Baudelaire's search for Gunther in the penthouse?
8. Why does Violet stop arguing with Esme about Gunther's true identity?
9. What is the significance of the doorman telling the Baudelaire children and Jerome they can't go up to the penthouse until Gunther comes down?
10. Why does Esme reject her husband's idea to give the In Auction money to a good cause?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The theme of what's in and out is prevalent throughout the novel. Select three of the major characters and explain how they experience the effects of in and out and acceptance. Use examples from the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
The adults in "The Ersatz Elevator" are not very responsible. What effect does this have on the Baudelaires and the Quagmires, orphans who seek and, in some instances, rely on adults to ensure their safety? Use examples from the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
The author uses idioms throughout the novel via the narrator. What purpose does the use of idioms serve to the overall storyline of "The Ersatz Elevator"? Use examples from the text to support your answer.
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