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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who shows up at the onset of Chapter 4 dressed in a disguise?
(a) Jerome Squalor
(b) Count Olaf.
(c) Mr. Poe.
(d) The Quagmires.

2. What kind of dessert do the children have at Café Salmonella?
(a) Chocolate ice cream sundaes.
(b) Salmon pie with a scoop of salmon ice cream.
(c) Cake.
(d) Apple pie with vanilla ice cream.

3. What does Esme Squalor do for a living?
(a) She is the sixth most important financial advisor.
(b) She is the tenth most important financial advisor.
(c) She is the number one most important financial advisor.
(d) She is the most important school teacher.

4. According to the narrator, what is an alternative meaning of 'mixed bag"?
(a) Placing a plastic bag in the bowl and stirring it around.
(b) Placing a plastic bag in the bowl and mixing it with food.
(c) Placing a plastic bag and mixing it with cake batter.
(d) Placing a plastic bag in the bowl and tossing it.

5. What does Klaus hope his new guardians will have for him when he gets to the apartment?
(a) Interesting books.
(b) Food.
(c) Flowers.
(d) A separate bedroom.

6. How did the Baudelaire orphans' parents die?
(a) In a train crash.
(b) In a fire.
(c) In an airplane crash.
(d) In a car wreck.

7. What character has been put in charge of the Baudelaire orphans?
(a) The State.
(b) The Narrator.
(c) Mr. Poe.
(d) Count Olaf.

8. Why does Mrs. Squalor want to adopt the children?
(a) Because orphans are in.
(b) Because she feels bad for them.
(c) Because her husband suggested it.
(d) Because she loves kids.

9. What is an aqueous martini?
(a) Cold water served in a fancy glass with an olive.
(b) Cold water served with pickles.
(c) Cold water served with a slice of lemon.
(d) Cold water served in a mug.

10. What is one of the things the Baudelaire children are afraid has happened since Gunther arrived?
(a) Something dreadful has happened to Mr. Poe.
(b) Something dreadful has happened to the doorman.
(c) Something dreadful has happened to the Quagmires.
(d) Something dreadful has happened to Esme.

11. At Café Salmonella, what has replaced the flowers in the vases?
(a) Air fresheners.
(b) Candles.
(c) Salmon.
(d) Incense.

12. How many rooms does the Squalor's home have?
(a) 71.
(b) 88.
(c) 10.
(d) 100.

13. What happened to the Quagmire children?
(a) They died in a fire.
(b) They found guardians.
(c) They ran away.
(d) Count Olaf kidnapped them.

14. What two names does Sunny yell out to help her siblings navigate the Squalor's penthouse apartment?
(a) Hansel and Gretel.
(b) Rand McNally.
(c) James Bond.
(d) Jack and Jill.

15. With whom does Esme have to meet early in the morning when she sends Jerome to get parsley soda?
(a) Mr. Poe.
(b) The King of Arizona.
(c) The president.
(d) The Quagmires.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jerome and the children arrive back home from their dinner at Café Salmonella, what does the doorman tell them is now "in"?

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

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

4. Which character is dressed in black riding boots, a pinstriped suit, and a monocle?

5. At the end of Chapter 4, how do the Baudelaire children feel about their situation?

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