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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The narrator describes the Herdman siblings as being all alike in appearance, except for what two elements?
(a) Their genders and their hair lengths.
(b) Their scowls and their sharp elbows.
(c) Their sizes and their ages.
(d) Their sizes and the locations of their bruises.

4. Who is the oldest child in the Herdman family?
(a) Ollie.
(b) Gladys.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Leroy.

5. The narrator begins the novel by declaring that "the Herdmans were absolutely the" what "kids in the history of the world" (1)?
(a) Yuckiest.
(b) Poorest.
(c) Worst.
(d) Dumbest.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states that her friend Alice had what kind of hands by age four?

2. The mailman states that he thinks that the Herdmans' cat is not a cat at all, but is actually what type of animal?

3. What part of their home do the Herdman siblings play with in order to try to hurt one another?

4. What tactic does the narrator name as the best way to avoid contact with Imogene?

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

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