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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. Who is a friend of the Baudelaires standing with Jerome at the In Auction?

2. According to the narrator, what is a good thing to do when one is sitting, eating, and resting?

3. After Esme pushes the Up button for the ersatz elevator, what do the Baudelaires discover in the middle of the elevator shaft?

4. Which direction does Klaus suggest the Baudelaires climb to get out of the elevator shaft?

5. After pushing the Up button on the elevator, what does Esme do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In what condition are the Quagmires discovered? What is the most important aspect of their condition?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The city the Baudelaire children were born and raised is a metropolis and has big city/urban problems. Compare the fictionalized city to a real life metropolis (or the city you live in). Does your city have the same or different issues as the place the Baudelaire children reside? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe the literal and symbolic use of the red herring in "The Ersatz Elevator." Use examples from the text to support your answer.

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