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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the annual Christmas pageant, children in primary grades have traditionally taken which roles?
(a) Angels.
(b) Wise Men.
(c) Shepherds.
(d) Donkeys.

2. 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.

3. The narrator begins the novel by declaring that "the Herdmans were absolutely the" what "kids in the history of the world" (1)?
(a) Yuckiest.
(b) Worst.
(c) Dumbest.
(d) Poorest.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Everyone not given a major part in the Christmas pageant takes on what role?

2. The narrator is in the same grade as which of the Herdman siblings?

3. To what day does the narrator look forward in order to get a break from the Herdmans?

4. What is Charlie's reply when he is asked what he likes about Sunday School?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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