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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what day does the narrator look forward in order to get a break from the Herdmans?
(a) Fridays.
(b) Sundays.
(c) Mondays.
(d) Saturdays.

2. What is the name of the narrator's school?
(a) Thomas Jefferson School.
(b) Woodrow Wilson School.
(c) Warren G. Harding School.
(d) Abraham Lincoln School.

3. In the pageant incarnation described at the center of the narrative, who plays the role of Mary?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Imogene.
(c) Alice.
(d) Gladys.

4. How many rehearsals in total does Mother say will take place before the pageant performance?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 3.
(d) 10.

5. What preparations does Claude make when he brings the cat to Show-and-Tell?
(a) He shaves the cat.
(b) He lets the cat go hungry for two days.
(c) He gives the cat a bath.
(d) He dyes the cat a vibrant shade of purple.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where other people have grass in their yards, the Herdmans have what?

2. As the injured former pageant coordinator emerges from her home, what is NOT a command she calls out?

3. What food does the narrator say the Sunday School kids get on Easter Sunday?

4. If one wants to avoid attracting the wrath of Imogene, what action should he or she take when the teacher asks a question?

5. How much had the character who always played Joseph unsuccessfully offered another character to play the role of Joseph instead?

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