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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the sign in the Herdmans' yard say?
(a) Keep off the grass.
(b) Room for rent.
(c) Wet paint.
(d) Beware of the Cat.

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

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

5. 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 sizes and their ages.
(c) Their sizes and the locations of their bruises.
(d) Their scowls and their sharp elbows.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where other people have hydrangeas in their yards, the Herdmans have what?

(see the answer key)

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