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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator is in the same grade as which of the Herdman siblings?
(a) Gladys.
(b) Ollie.
(c) Imogene.
(d) Claude.

2. The narrator states that Imogene never learns anything except what?
(a) The multiplication tables and how to pick pockets.
(b) Slang words and the multiplication tables.
(c) Profane words and secrets about everyone.
(d) How to tie knots and how to hurt animals.

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

4. To whom did the burned building belong before the Herdmans burned it down?
(a) Mr. Herdman.
(b) The high school.
(c) Mr. Shoemaker.
(d) Mrs. Shears.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. To what does the narrator compare "those South American fish that strip your bones clean in three minutes flat" (6)?

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

(see the answer key)

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