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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the single thing Mother names as the only worry someone has when planning the task she says she could complete one-handed?
(a) Running the cash register at the bake sale.
(b) Making sure the pot-luck dinner serves more than just meatloaf.
(c) Pricing items for the Ladies' Aid Bazaar.
(d) Choosing the parts for the pageant.

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

4. The narrator describes the traditional Christmas pageant prior to this year as "people shuffling around" (17) the stage wearing all but which of the following items?
(a) Sharp wings.
(b) Bathrobes.
(c) Bedsheets.
(d) Bent halos.

5. How often are the children required to visit the health room to get weighed and measured?
(a) Once a month.
(b) Once a year.
(c) Once a season.
(d) Twice a year.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Father feel about attending the Christmas pageant?

3. In the annual Christmas pageant, children classified as the biggest boys have traditionally taken which roles?

4. What is the name of the narrator's school?

5. As the injured former pageant coordinator emerges from her home, what is NOT a command she calls out?

(see the answer key)

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