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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the buildings made of where Café Salmonella is located?
(a) Silvery scales.
(b) Bricks.
(c) Wood.
(d) Cement.

2. Where does Sunny like to visit during the morning outings, but her memories of the place are fuzzy?
(a) The museum of art.
(b) The war memorial.
(c) Pincus Hospital.
(d) Bookstore.

3. Why does the narrator state that the streets sounded like fish?
(a) The streets are rigged with fish sounds.
(b) Fish live there and make noises.
(c) Fish noises are played throughout the day.
(d) The pavement is always wet from the sea breeze.

4. When Sunny is covered in the pinstripe clothes, what does Violet compare her to?
(a) A lump in the carpet.
(b) A pillow.
(c) A dog.
(d) A cat.

5. After arriving home from Café Salmonella, what kinds of noises do the children hear as they climb the stairs to the penthouse?
(a) The sounds of people eating.
(b) The sounds of people going to bed.
(c) The sounds of people wrestling.
(d) The sounds of people singing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator suggest the reader do to understand how the Baudelaire orphans feel climbing the staircase without light?

2. What is at the curve of the staircase on each floor?

3. Why is the climb up the ersatz rope less scary than going down it for the Baudelaire children?

4. What is the one thing Violet cannot find in her bedroom at the Squalor's penthouse apartment?

5. What does Klaus hope his new guardians will have for him when he gets to the apartment?

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