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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the school nurse?
(a) Miss Hemphill.
(b) Miss Cranston.
(c) Miss Kentucky.
(d) Miss Johnson.

2. What part of their home do the Herdman siblings play with in order to try to hurt one another?
(a) The roof.
(b) The pool.
(c) The garage door.
(d) The gutter.

3. To what does the narrator compare "those South American fish that strip your bones clean in three minutes flat" (6)?
(a) The Herdman siblings eating lunch in the cafeteria.
(b) The Herdman siblings attending the ice cream social.
(c) The Herdman siblings' treatment of their teachers in school.
(d) The Herdman siblings attending the Firefighters' party.

4. What information does Imogene collect about her classmates that she then uses to blackmail them to get things she wants?
(a) Their weights.
(b) Their deepest fears.
(c) Their heights.
(d) Their parents' annual income.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How often are the children required to visit the health room to get weighed and measured?

2. 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?

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

4. The narrator describes the Herdman siblings as being all alike in appearance, except for what two elements?

5. The narrator is in the same grade as which of the Herdman siblings?

(see the answer key)

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