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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The narrator begins the novel by declaring that "the Herdmans were absolutely the" what "kids in the history of the world" (1)?
(a) Worst.
(b) Yuckiest.
(c) Poorest.
(d) Dumbest.

3. Who is the youngest child in the Herdman family?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Gladys.
(c) Leroy.
(d) Ollie.

4. To whom did the burned building belong before the Herdmans burned it down?
(a) Mrs. Shears.
(b) Mr. Herdman.
(c) The high school.
(d) Mr. Shoemaker.

5. The congregation of the narrator's church has a food drive every year for what cause?
(a) For the Orphans Home.
(b) For the Boys and Girls Club.
(c) For the children's hospital.
(d) For the Senior Home.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states that on the first Sunday the Herdmans came to Sunday School, they did not sing or say prayers. What activity does she say she knows the Herdmans had done, however?

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

3. What object does Imogene manage to get from Wanda by blackmailing her?

4. How often are the children required to visit the health room to get weighed and measured?

5. The narrator describes the former pageant coordinator as doing everything at church except what activity?

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