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

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 attending the ice cream social.
(c) The Herdman siblings attending the Firefighters' party.
(d) The Herdman siblings eating lunch in the cafeteria.

2. What does the sign in the Herdmans' yard say?
(a) Beware of the Cat.
(b) Keep off the grass.
(c) Wet paint.
(d) Room for rent.

3. In what type of container does Claude bring the Herdmans' cat to school?
(a) A gunny sack.
(b) A suitcase.
(c) A cardboard box.
(d) A metal barrel.

4. When Imogene tells Albert that she has seen the nurse's note about him, how does she say he will be spending the following summer?
(a) Spending the summer making up work in summer school.
(b) Spending the summer at aikido camp.
(c) Spending the summer at fat camp.
(d) Spending the summer in physical therapy for scoliosis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What information does Imogene collect about her classmates that she then uses to blackmail them to get things she wants?

3. Prior to Imogene's announcement about the note she has seen about Albert in the nurse's book, how does Albert think he will spend the following summer?

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

5. What rule is enacted during Show-and-Tell after Claude Herdman's participation?

(see the answer key)

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