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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 Ollie 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 Ralph the following year.

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

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

4. What kind of building is the only one the Herdmans had managed to burn all the way to the ground?
(a) A playhouse.
(b) A garage.
(c) A carport.
(d) A toolhouse.

5. The mailman states that he thinks that the Herdmans' cat is not a cat at all, but is actually what type of animal?
(a) A bobcat.
(b) A jackal.
(c) A wolverine.
(d) A puma.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many children are in the Herdman family?

3. The Herdman family lives at the bottom of what type of topographical element?

4. 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?

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

(see the answer key)

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