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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before Charlie stands up to give his reason for liking Sunday School, how many other kids are said to have responded already?
(a) 5-6.
(b) 2-3.
(c) 19-20.
(d) 8-9.

2. What is NOT a reason the narrator names for her friend Alice always playing the role of Mary in the pageant?
(a) She is smart.
(b) She is neat and clean.
(c) She has a loud voice.
(d) She is holy-looking.

3. 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.

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

5. The Herdman family lives over what type of structure?
(a) A clothing store.
(b) A bar.
(c) A garage.
(d) A metal workshop.

6. 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.

7. How often are the children required to visit the health room to get weighed and measured?
(a) Once a year.
(b) Once a season.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Twice a year.

8. As the injured former pageant coordinator emerges from her home, what is NOT a command she calls out?
(a) She tells them to turn off her stove.
(b) She tells them to inform the Ladies' Aid Bazaar committee that she will miss the meeting.
(c) She tells them to turn off her clothes iron.
(d) She tells them to call her husband.

9. In the annual Christmas pageant, children in primary grades have traditionally taken which roles?
(a) Donkeys.
(b) Wise Men.
(c) Angels.
(d) Shepherds.

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

11. What part of their home do the Herdman siblings play with in order to try to hurt one another?
(a) The roof.
(b) The pool.
(c) The garage door.
(d) The gutter.

12. What object does Imogene manage to get from Wanda by blackmailing her?
(a) A charm anklet.
(b) A ring.
(c) A charm bracelet.
(d) A necklace.

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

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

15. Who usually coordinates the Christmas pageant?
(a) Mrs. Armstrong.
(b) Mrs. Freeborn.
(c) Mrs. Robinson.
(d) Mrs. Wendelken.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what day does the narrator look forward in order to get a break from the Herdmans?

2. What lie does Charlie tell Leroy to stop Leroy from stealing part of Charlie's lunch?

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

4. 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?

5. 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?

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