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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states that her friend Alice had what kind of hands by age four?
(a) Detergent hands.
(b) Fidgety hands.
(c) Worried hands.
(d) Arthritic hands.

2. In what grade is Charlie during the events of the Christmas pageant focused on by the narrator?
(a) First.
(b) Second.
(c) Fourth.
(d) Third.

3. What sensory detail does the narrator NOT describe experiencing, pointing to the conclusion that the usual pageant coordinator has been injured?
(a) Seeing the policemen carrying the stretcher.
(b) Hearing the siren.
(c) Seeing the ambulance.
(d) Hearing the sound of screaming.

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

5. Who beats up Charlie every day during Charlie's second grade year?
(a) Claude.
(b) Buster.
(c) Leroy.
(d) Imogene.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the school nurse asks Imogene whether Ollie is in bed, Imogene replies that Ollie is where?

2. In the annual Christmas pageant, children in intermediate grades have traditionally taken which roles?

3. How many children are in the Herdman family?

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

5. How do the narrator and her little brother Charlie feel about being in the Christmas pageant?

(see the answer key)

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