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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. According to the narrator, what do the Baudelaires feel as they climb the ersatz rope back to the penthouse?

2. What does Klaus say about myths?

3. At the In Auction, who does Klaus try to convince that Gunther is Count Olaf in disguise?

4. What does Duncan try to tell Violet in his notebook?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is moving down the ersatz rope more difficult the second time for the Baudelaires?

2. In what ways are the Baudelaire children's skills handy and useful in Chapter 7?

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

4. How does Klaus convince Jerome to help them find the Quagmires without him knowing?

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

6. What is significant about the fact that the Baudelaire children have been in the darkness for so long their eyes take a long time to get used to the light?

7. The gentleman at the Baudelaire mansion fire claims that the site is haunted. What is the significance of him calling the Baudelaire ghosts?

8. What is the importance of the doorman winning the big, red scarlet fish statue?

9. What does Klaus mean when he tells Violet the time wasn't ripe for her invention?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the term "ersatz" mean and how is it used throughout the novel? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

How does the author use personification throughout the novel? Describe instances of personification and whether the use of personification is effective to the overall plot of the story.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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