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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. What kind of soda is suddenly "in"?

2. According to Duncan, how does Gunther plan to smuggle the Quagmires out of the city?

3. What condition do the Baudelaires find the Quagmires?

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

5. When the Baudelaires arrive at the In Auction, what lot are the people bidding on?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is symbolic about Klaus's declaration that they had reached a "dead end" at the end of the passageway?

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

5. During the Baudelaires' climb back up to the penthouse, they are encased in darkness. What is symbolic about their climb in the shadowy dark?

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

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

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

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

10. What is symbolic about the Baudelaire children rising up from the ashes?

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 doorman mentions to Klaus that every problem has a solution. Select three problems from "The Ersatz Elevator" and write the solutions used in the story. Discuss whether you think the solutions are effective. Use examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

How does the location of the Squalor's apartment foreshadow the events of the story? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

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