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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator is in the same grade as which of the Herdman siblings?
(a) Imogene.
(b) Claude.
(c) Gladys.
(d) Ollie.

2. What symptom does Imogene tell the school nurse her brother Ollie has been displaying?
(a) Flaky skin all over his body.
(b) Black bruises all over his body.
(c) Red spots all over his body.
(d) Blindness.

3. What information does Imogene collect about her classmates that she then uses to blackmail them to get things she wants?
(a) Their heights.
(b) Their parents' annual income.
(c) Their weights.
(d) Their deepest fears.

4. The narrator states that all of the teachers at school claim that what element is "supposed to be a big secret" (9) in addition to one's weight?
(a) One's social security number.
(b) One's shoe size.
(c) The contents of one's report card.
(d) The party with which one votes.

5. Where other people have grass in their yards, the Herdmans have what?
(a) Rattlesnakes.
(b) Shards of glass.
(c) Tumbleweeds.
(d) Rocks.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Herdman family lives over what type of structure?

2. The narrator states that her friend Alice had what kind of hands by age four?

3. What part of their home do the Herdman siblings play with in order to try to hurt one another?

4. What is NOT a quality of the Herdman's cat?

5. The neighbors around the toolhouse had been worried that it would attract what types of animals, prior to burning to the ground at the hands of the Herdman siblings?

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