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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where other people have hydrangeas in their yards, the Herdmans have what?
(a) Poison ivy.
(b) Thorny roses.
(c) Rattlesnakes.
(d) Venus flytraps.

2. If one wants to avoid attracting the wrath of Imogene, what action should he or she take when the teacher asks a question?
(a) Whisper the answer to Imogene.
(b) Shout out the correct answer.
(c) Remain quiet.
(d) Raise one's hand.

3. 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?
(a) One's social security number.
(b) One's shoe size.
(c) The contents of one's report card.
(d) The party with which one votes.

4. What is NOT a quality of the Herdman's cat?
(a) It it missing one leg.
(b) It has one eye.
(c) It has a broken tail.
(d) It has one short leg.

5. How many children are in the Herdman family?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Eight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the school nurse?

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

3. What object does Imogene manage to get from Wanda by blackmailing her?

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

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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