ASOUE 1-11, plus Lemony Snicket's Autobiography

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. All of the following statements about the Baudelaires' stay at Count Olaf's house are true except: The children had one bedroom for the three of them. It contained one bed which Violet and Klaus used; a refrigerator carton (rather than a closet) for clothes storage; and a large painting of an eye. Olaf requested roast beef in his daily notes to the Baudelaires, but they made pasta and puttanesca sauce for his troupe because he didn't provide them with enough money. After Klaus was hit on the face, the children went to the offices of Mulctuary Money Management to get help from Arthur Poe. The most enjoyable times the children had while living at Olaf's house were when they were visiting his neighbor, Justice Strauss.

2. All of the following statements about the play performed by the Baudelaires and Count Olaf's troupe are true except: Klaus and Violet were coerced into performing by Olaf, as his associate held Sunny captive in a bird cage at the top of a 30-foot high tower. Olaf's scheme to obtain the Baudelaire fortune by legally marrying Violet during the play was foiled because, as her legal guardian, he could not marry her himself. Al Funcoot was listed as the author of "The Marvelous Marriage," the insipid play the troupe was performing. At the play, Count Olaf's troupe included two women with bright white powder covering their faces, a bald man with a long nose, and an important-looking man with warts all over his face.

3. All of the following statements about Uncle Monty are true except: Monty intended to use the Incredibly Deadly Viper to pull a prank on fellow members of the Herpetological Society. It is apparent to Mr. Snicket that Dr. Montgomery never learned the Sebald Code. Monty thought Stephano to be a spy trying to steal the Incredibly Deadly Viper, so he was going to leave the viper at home while Stephano accompanied them to Peru. A distinguished herpetologist, Monty intended to take the children on a trip to Peru aboard the Prospero.

4. All of the following are true about the efforts the Baudelaires used to expose Stephano and Dr. Lucafont except: Only Sunny realized Lucafont was a fake. She exposed him as the hook-handed man by biting the wooden hand he had as a cover. Sunny's "Aha" was a comment she made when Stephano revealed himself a liar. He claimed to be knowledgable about snakes, but then knew nothing about them when asked. Klaus was able to demonstrate that the Mamba du Mal did not kill Uncle Monty as Dr. Montgomery's skin did not have a tenebrous hue. Violet picked the lock to Stephano's suitcase, finding the vial and syringe used during the murder of Uncle Monty.

5. All of the following are true statements about Josephine Anwhistle except: Klaus was able to convince Aunt Josephine to leave Curdled Cave by playing on her fear of realtors. Josephine's unreasonable fears caused her to avoid using doorknobs and telephones, and caused her to leave piles of cans in the house and certain books under her bed. Julio Sham told Mr. Poe he was one of Josephine's oldest and dearest friends, having been baking partners years earlier in the Advanced Baking Course. Aunt Josephine used her knowledge of the Sebald Code to craft a coded message which Klaus deciphered, revealing her intended course of action.

6. All of the following statements about the Baudelaires' visit to Lake Lachrymose are true except: Capt. Sham threw Aunt Josephine into the swarm of lachrymose leeches because she ate the last banana on the boat. A gift from Mr. Poe to the Baudelaire children helped them come up with an excuse to have more time to decipher Aunt Josephine's suicide note. Mr. Poe, Capt. Sham, and the Baudelaires ate at the Anxious Clown, and were served by Larry the waiter, who was also a member of a secret organization. Violet's understanding of the scientific principles of the convergence and refraction of light enabled her to make a signal following the departure of Hurricane Herman.

7. All of the following are true statements about the town of Paltryville, the Lucky Smells Lumbermill, and their inhabitants, except: Georgina Orwell, who was the town's optometrist, acted as a partner in Olaf's scheme by hypnotizing Klaus when he came for new glasses. Phil, an employee of the Lucky Smells Lumbermill, was an optimist. When his left leg was injured by Klaus in a mill accident, he noted how fortunate he was that he was right-legged. Sir, owner of the Lucky Smells Lumbermill, proposed a fair offer to the Baudelaires: employment at the mill in exchange for protection from Olaf. Charles, partner in the ownership of the Lucky Smells Lumbermill, created a library that contained three books.

8. All of the following are true statements about the Baudelaires' conflict with Count Olaf at Paltryville except: Sir surprised Dr. Orwell as she was about to conclude a fencing match with Sunny. Upon the surprise, Dr. Orwell fell back into the mill's saw blade and died. Georgina Orwell's book "Advanced Occular Science" helped Violet foil Count Olaf's plan, and helped Olaf escape from Mr. Poe. Dr. Orwell, her receptionist Shirley, Foreman Flacutono, and Sir were all conspiring to get a portion of the Baudelaire fortune. Olaf's plan involved Shirley getting custody of the children by having Klaus hypnotized and causing accidents. Sir would get upset and hand custody over to Shirley, who was actually Count Olaf.

9. All of the following statements about the staff at Prufrock Preparatory School are true except: Vice Principal Nero, a talented violinist who had repsect for the Baudelaires and Quagmires, hired Sunny as a receptionist. Mr. Remora, teacher to Violet Baudelaire and Duncan Quagmire, spent his time in class telling stories in between bites of banana. Mrs. Bass, teacher to Klaus Baudelaire and Isadora Quagmire, had her students perform measurements of all types. Coach Genghis, the disguised Count Olaf, devised Special Orphan Running Exercises as part of his plot.

10. All of the following situations occured at Prufrock Preparatory School except: The powder-faced women attempted to kidnap the Baudelaire children. The Orphans Shack where the Baudelaires lived was small and made of tin; was infested with small, snapping crabs; had fungus plop!ing from the ceiling; and was painted bright green with tacky pink hearts. Mr. Poe and Vice Principal Nero believed that the Prufrock Prep advanced computer would keep Count Olaf from the Baudelaires. The plan the children came up with to foil Olaf included disguising the Quagmires and a sack of flour as the Baudelaire children to substitute duing the S.O.R.E. Exercises.

11. All of the following statements about the Baudelaires' experience at 667 Dark Avenue are true except: Esme indicated she wanted to steal from the Baudelaires just as Beatrice had stolen from her. When the children first met Esme Squalor, aqueous martinis, pinstripes, and orphans were out; elevators, light, and parsley soda were in. The initials V.F.D., discovered and researched by the Quagmires back at Prufrock Prep, turned out to be a red herring in the Baudelaires' search for the Quagmires. When Gunther never left the building while Jerome and the Baudelaires dined at the Cafe Salmonella, the children decided they needed to search the building.

12. All of the following actions took place at some point during the Baudelaires time at 667 Dark Avenue. Which of them caused Klaus to be suspicious of the second elevator shaft ? When Violet put on her pinstripe suit, she looked to Klaus like a skier with cloth (rather than titanium) skis. Violet invented welding torches out of fire tongs. Violet, Klaus, and Jerome carried crates of parsley soda up the 66-floor-long staircase to the penthouse. The doorman put up a wooden starfish decoration in the lobby.

13. All of the following statements about the In Auction are true except: The In Auction was held at Veblen Hall, which was located only two blocks from the ashes of the burned Baudelaire home. Gunther, a.k.a. Count Olaf, escaped with Esme when those pursuing him ran into the caterers from Cafe Salmonella. The doorman at 667 Dark Avenue outbid Mr. Poe for a statue of a large red fish. Sunny Baudelaire bid $1000 for Lot #50, a cardboard box which she thought had something to do with V.F.D.

14. All of the following are true statements about the Village of Fowl Devotees, its laws, and citizens, except: V.F.D. citizens claimed they took care of the Baudelaires' problems with Count Olaf by passing rule 19,833 stating that no villains were allowed within the city limits. V.F.D. was one of a number of villages outside the city that signed up for a guardian program based on the aphorism "It takes a village to raise a child." Many V.F.D. citizens requested the Baudelaire children live with them. To settle the debate, the Council of Elders assigned Hector to be their guardian. The citizens of V.F.D. scheduled the daily chores of the Baudelaire children based on the travel habits of a murder of crows.

15. All of the following are true statements about the Baudelaire's predicament at the Village of Fowl Devotees except: Violet and Klaus used scientific principles regarding mob psychology as well as erosion using the force of water to attempt to save an innocent man and escape from jail themselves. Couplets written by Isadora Quagmire helped the Baudelaires rescue Duncan and Isadora. Officer Luciana and Detective Dupin attempted to violate Rule #1, the most important rule of the Village of Fowl Devotees: "Citizens must not be burned at the stake." "Deus ex machina" came into play in the attempted escape of the Quagmires and Baudelaires in the form of Hector's self-sustaining hot air mobile home.

16. All of the following are true statements regarding the Baudelaires journey to and at the Heimlich Hospital except: Babs had two rules she explained to the Baudelaires: (1) Children should be seen and not heard, and (2) Healing sick people is the most important work done in Heimlich Hospital. Volunteers Fighting Disease believed that a cheerful attitude was the most effective tool in fighting disease. That's why they sang cheerful songs and gave away heart-shaped balloons. The Baudelaires attempted to send a telegram to Mr. Poe from Last Chance General Store, but he never received it. Babs, the Head of Human Resources, needed three of the Volunteers Fighting Disease to work at a new assignment in the Library of Records.

17. All of the following events occurred at Heimlich Hospital except: Hal, a worker in the Library of Records, mentioned he had seen information about the three children in the file on the Snicket fires. Klaus and Sunny found out that Violet was held in the hospital under the name Carrie E. Abelabudite. Klaus and Sunny were able to escape capture in the Library of Recrods by going through a mail chute, but Violet was captured by Esme Squalor. Violet Baudelaire used rubber bands and an empty soup can to invent two devices to help the Baudelaires escape the fire and mob at Heimlich Hospital.

18. All of the following situations occured at Caligari Carnival except: Madame Lulu's freak show consisted of a hunchback, a contortionist, an ambidextrous person, a two-headed person, and one person who was half lupine. Olaf discovered a coded stain on a map of the Mortmain Mountains, thereby choosing his next place to stay as the Valley of Four Drafts. Madame Lulu had a hidden archival library that helped her to tell Olaf where the Baudelaires had been living. Esme Squalor brought gifts for the freaks, including a rope for Hugo, a large robe for Beverly and Elliott, a razor for Kevin, a sack for Collette, and an oversized coat for Chabo.

19. Snicket referred to three different scenarios as "the belly of the beast," including all of the following except: Madame Lulu finding Chabo the Wolf Baby as well as Beverly and Elliott snooping around in her fortune-telling tent. Klaus and Violet slipping back down the Mortmain Mountains, trapped in the freaks' caravan. The Baudelaires ride in the trunk of Olaf's automobile from Heimlich Hospital to Madame Lulu's carnival. Olivia and the bald headed man being eaten by the lions.

20. All of the following statements about the experiences of Violet and Klaus in the Mortmain Mountains are true except: When asked for the central theme of Anna Karenina as a password for the Vernacularly Fastened Door, Klaus typed in the one-word response, "T-R-A-G-E-D-Y." While Violet and Quigley Quagmire climbed towards the summit of Mount Fraught, Klaus stayed behind to try to solve the mystery of Verbal Fridge Dialogue. Klaus objected to "xylophone" in the Scout Alphabet Pledge because it wasn't an adjective. He suggested the word "xenial" instead. Violet, Klaus, and Quigley Quagmire dug a pit to catch Esme Squalor, then lured her down the mountain by using Verdant Flammable Devices.

21. All of the following statements about the experiences of Olaf's troupe and Sunny in the Mortmain Mountains are true except: Forced to do the cooking, Sunny offered orange granita, iced coffee, bread with boysenberry jam, and lox as part of their meals. Ultimately Sunny joined Violet and Klaus on a trip down the Stricken Stream on the way to Hotel Denouement, "the last safe place." After reminding Olaf that they also had lost a sibling in a fire, the two powder-faced women left Olaf's troupe. In front of the three volunteers, Esme and Olaf argued over which was more important, the Quagmire fortune or the Baudelaire fortune.

22. All of the following statements about Count Olaf are true except: Olaf was able to obtain and read most of the Snicket File. Olaf murdered Gustav, the assistant to Montgomery Montgomery. Olaf was born at Valorous Farms Dairy, which has been misidentified in a famous song as a cattle farm. Olaf hid the Quagmire children in a fountain of a crow while in the Village of Fowl Devotees.

23. All of the following are true statements about facts the Baudelaires learned while undersea except for: The horseradish smell the Baudelaires had noticed on Lucky Lane while traveling to Aunt Josephine's was due to the efforts of V.F.D. One of the Snicket siblings had strongly advised the brother of Ike Anwhistle to abandon his plans. A woman left the Gorgonian Grotto, appeared at the Queequeg, and convinced the captain and cook to follow her. Jacques Snicket had accused Fernald Widdershins of killing Gregor Anwhistle.

24. All of the following statements about the crew of the Queequeg are true except: The captain of the Queequeg had one fatal personality quirk -- he took too long to make decisions, as he wanted to analyze everything first. Fiona, stepdaughter of the captain of the Queequeg, convinced the hook-handed man to help the Baudelaires escape from the Carmelita. The Baudelaires had previously met the cook of the Queequeg at the Lucky Smells Lumbermill. The main task of the crew of the Queequeg was to find the sugar bowl that Count Olaf seeks.

25. All of the following have been employed by The Daily Punctilio except: Jerome Squalor Eleanora Poe Lemony Snicket Geraldine Julienne