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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does the narrator compare "those South American fish that strip your bones clean in three minutes flat" (6)?
(a) The Herdman siblings' treatment of their teachers in school.
(b) The Herdman siblings eating lunch in the cafeteria.
(c) The Herdman siblings attending the ice cream social.
(d) The Herdman siblings attending the Firefighters' party.

2. What rule is enacted during Show-and-Tell after Claude Herdman's participation?
(a) No one can perform acrobatics for Show-and-Tell.
(b) No one can bring money to Show-and-Tell.
(c) No one can bring noisy things to Show-and-Tell.
(d) No one can bring living things to Show-and-Tell.

3. The smallest children in Sunday School class usually sing what song when attending church services?
(a) Jesus Loves Me.
(b) Lamb of God.
(c) Ave Maria.
(d) Awesome God.

4. What is NOT listed among the activities performed by the Sunday School children when they attend church services?
(a) Acting out a parable.
(b) Singing a song.
(c) Reciting Bible verses.
(d) Reading the Gospel aloud.

5. What food does the narrator say the Sunday School kids get on Easter Sunday?
(a) Scalloped potatoes.
(b) Scrambled eggs.
(c) Jelly beans.
(d) Marshmallows.

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

7. The narrator describes the Herdman siblings as being all alike in appearance, except for what two elements?
(a) Their genders and their hair lengths.
(b) Their scowls and their sharp elbows.
(c) Their sizes and their ages.
(d) Their sizes and the locations of their bruises.

8. The Herdman family lives at the bottom of what type of topographical element?
(a) A hill.
(b) A mountain.
(c) A canyon.
(d) A river.

9. For what reason does the narrator say Miss Brandel had passed Claude on to second grade even though he had not mastered the required skills?
(a) Because she knew she would have Gladys the following year.
(b) Because she knew she would have Imogene the following year.
(c) Because she knew she would have Ollie the following year.
(d) Because she knew she would have Ralph the following year.

10. What part does Alice tell the narrator that she hopes the narrator gets again because the narrator is so good at the part?
(a) Member of the angel choir.
(b) Mary.
(c) Shepherd.
(d) Angel of the Lord.

11. The narrator states that Elmer, the minister's son, has always traditionally taken what role within the pageant?
(a) Joseph.
(b) A shepherd.
(c) A wise man.
(d) An angel.

12. What tactic does the narrator name as the best way to avoid contact with Imogene?
(a) Remaining completely nondescript.
(b) Doing Imogene's homework for her.
(c) Sitting in the front of the classroom.
(d) Walking by the river on the way to and from school.

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

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

15. In the annual Christmas pageant, children classified as the biggest boys have traditionally taken which roles?
(a) Angels.
(b) Wise Men.
(c) Shepherds.
(d) Donkeys.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the school nurse?

2. In the annual Christmas pageant, children in intermediate grades have traditionally taken which roles?

3. What kind of building is the only one the Herdmans had managed to burn all the way to the ground?

4. What is Charlie's reply when he is asked what he likes about Sunday School?

5. What symptom does Imogene tell the school nurse her brother Ollie has been displaying?

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