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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the oldest child in the Herdman family?
(a) Leroy.
(b) Ollie.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Gladys.

2. What is Alice's reply when Mother asks her the reason for her behavior during the choosing of parts?
(a) She says that she does not know.
(b) She says that she has stage fright.
(c) She says that her mother had wanted her to make a change.
(d) She says that Gladys had threatened her with violence.

3. What preparations does Claude make when he brings the cat to Show-and-Tell?
(a) He lets the cat go hungry for two days.
(b) He gives the cat a bath.
(c) He dyes the cat a vibrant shade of purple.
(d) He shaves the cat.

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) Bent halos.
(b) Bathrobes.
(c) Bedsheets.
(d) Sharp wings.

5. If one wants to avoid attracting the wrath of Imogene, what action should he or she take when the teacher asks a question?
(a) Remain quiet.
(b) Whisper the answer to Imogene.
(c) Shout out the correct answer.
(d) Raise one's hand.

Short Answer 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?

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

3. Mrs. Wendleken uses what adjective to describe Mother's decision to allow a Herdman to play the role of Mary?

4. The narrator describes the former pageant coordinator as doing everything at church except what activity?

5. The neighbors around the toolhouse had been worried that it would attract what types of animals, prior to burning to the ground at the hands of the Herdman siblings?

(see the answer key)

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