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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Rats.
(b) Raccoons.
(c) Possums.
(d) Mice.

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

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

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

5. 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 Ralph the following year.
(b) Because she knew she would have Imogene the following year.
(c) Because she knew she would have Gladys the following year.
(d) Because she knew she would have Ollie the following year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What preparations does Claude make when he brings the cat to Show-and-Tell?

2. In what grade is Charlie during the events of the Christmas pageant focused on by the narrator?

3. The narrator begins the novel by declaring that "the Herdmans were absolutely the" what "kids in the history of the world" (1)?

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

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?

(see the answer key)

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