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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lie does Charlie tell Leroy to stop Leroy from stealing part of Charlie's lunch?
(a) He says that he gets all the dessert he wants at the library.
(b) He says that his father is a policeman.
(c) He says that he gets all the dessert he wants at Sunday School.
(d) He says that he knows karate.

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

3. 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) Making sure the pot-luck dinner serves more than just meatloaf.
(b) Pricing items for the Ladies' Aid Bazaar.
(c) Running the cash register at the bake sale.
(d) Choosing the parts for the pageant.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who usually coordinates the Christmas pageant?

2. Prior to Imogene's announcement about the note she has seen about Albert in the nurse's book, how does Albert think he will spend the following summer?

3. What information does Imogene collect about her classmates that she then uses to blackmail them to get things she wants?

4. To what does the narrator compare "those South American fish that strip your bones clean in three minutes flat" (6)?

5. What symptom does Imogene tell the school nurse her brother Ollie has been displaying?

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