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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The smallest children in Sunday School class usually sing what song when attending church services?
(a) Awesome God.
(b) Jesus Loves Me.
(c) Ave Maria.
(d) Lamb of God.

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?
(a) One's social security number.
(b) The contents of one's report card.
(c) The party with which one votes.
(d) One's shoe size.

3. The narrator states that on the first Sunday the Herdmans came to Sunday School, they did not sing or say prayers. What activity does she say she knows the Herdmans had done, however?
(a) She knows that they did not feel sorry.
(b) She knows that they made some money.
(c) She knows that they hurt some people.
(d) She knows that they learned something.

4. Father jokes that he had attended the pageant the year discussed by the narrator only to see what?
(a) Charlie as Joseph.
(b) Charlie as an angel.
(c) His bag of flour playing baby Jesus.
(d) His own bathrobe in the pageant.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What sensory detail does the narrator NOT describe experiencing, pointing to the conclusion that the usual pageant coordinator has been injured?

3. What is NOT listed among the activities performed by the Sunday School children when they attend church services?

4. What rule is enacted during Show-and-Tell after Claude Herdman's participation?

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

(see the answer key)

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