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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the In Auction?
(a) An annual event hosted by Esme Squalor on the innest items.
(b) An event you walk in to.
(c) An event where the in people talk to each other.
(d) An event where the innest things are given to charity.

2. According to the narrator, what is one good part of the Baudelaires' living with the Squalors?
(a) The Baudelaires are back in the city where they were born.
(b) The Baudelaires are together.
(c) The Baudelaires are healthier.
(d) The Baudelaires are with two wealthy adults.

3. According to the narrator, what does the phrase "dwarfed by comparison" not have to deal with?
(a) The phrase doesn't have anything to do with comparisons.
(b) The phrase doesn't have anything to do with dogs.
(c) The phrase doesn't have anything to do with dwarves.
(d) The phrase doesn't have anything to do with children.

4. According to the narrator, what does Mr. Poe always have?
(a) Sunglasses.
(b) A lie.
(c) A cough.
(d) A cigarette.

5. During their first few days with the Squalors, whom do the Baudelaires scarcely see?
(a) Esme Squalor.
(b) Mr. Poe.
(c) Jerome Squalor.
(d) Sunny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is missing on the orphans' new street?

2. While climbing the staircase, how often do Klaus and Violet take turns carrying Sunny?

3. Who is the oldest of the Baudelaire orphans?

4. Why does the narrator state the dictionary is more pleasant than reading this book?

5. According to Violet, which of their former guardians would have enjoyed eating salad?

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