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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 1, what two words does the narrator say the book will show the difference between?
(a) Brave and scared.
(b) Happy and sad.
(c) Bad and good.
(d) Nervous and anxious.

2. What is Jerome's suggestion for putting the Baudelaires' mind at ease?
(a) Moving out of the penthouse.
(b) Sliding down the banister instead of taking the stairs.
(c) Calling Mr. Poe.
(d) Going to the police.

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

4. What is missing on the orphans' new street?
(a) Cars.
(b) Pavement.
(c) Street signs.
(d) Street lamps.

5. What does Count Olaf have on his ankle?
(a) A tattoo of an eye.
(b) A blue striped sock.
(c) A bandage.
(d) A cast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Esme suggest to Gunther should be auctioned off at the In Auction?

2. While climbing the staircase, Violet recalls what event that her parents attended that made them extremely tired?

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

4. What is Violet's favorite place to visit in the city?

5. What two names does Sunny yell out to help her siblings navigate the Squalor's penthouse apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is revealed about Esme's character when she says, "Quickly, before anybody sees that this apartment is still dark!"

2. What is the significance of the doorman telling the Baudelaire children and Jerome they can't go up to the penthouse until Gunther comes down?

3. Why do the Baudelaire children lie about whether they are interested in or enjoy their presents from Esme?

4. What is the significance of the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale to the Baudelaire's search for Gunther in the penthouse?

5. What role does the scene at Café Salmonella play in the overall plot of the story?

6. Why does Esme reject her husband's idea to give the In Auction money to a good cause?

7. Why don't Esme and Jerome Squalor believe the children that Gunther is really Count Olaf?

8. What is the importance of the Baudelaire orphans' friends being named Quagmire?

9. How does the author illustrate the differences between Esme and Jerome Squalor?

10. How does the atmosphere on Dark Avenue mirror the orphans' feelings in Chapter 1?

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