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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where other people have hydrangeas in their yards, the Herdmans have what?
(a) Thorny roses.
(b) Rattlesnakes.
(c) Venus flytraps.
(d) Poison ivy.

2. When the narrator states how she has always felt about Herod, what is something she does NOT say?
(a) Herod was somebody in the Bible.
(b) Herod was a king.
(c) Herod was a villain.
(d) Herod was just a name.

3. What rule is enacted during Show-and-Tell after Claude Herdman's participation?
(a) No one can bring noisy things to Show-and-Tell.
(b) No one can bring living things to Show-and-Tell.
(c) No one can bring money to Show-and-Tell.
(d) No one can perform acrobatics for Show-and-Tell.

4. What happens to the usual coordinator of the pageant that then requires a new coordinator?
(a) She breaks her leg.
(b) She cuts her hand.
(c) She burns her hand.
(d) She breaks her arm.

5. What does the narrator say about the prediction that no would come to see the pageant?
(a) She says the person had been right.
(b) She says the person had been wrong.
(c) She says the person had been partially correct.
(d) She says that the person could not possibly believe their own luck.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Mother's story to Father about the first pageant rehearsal, what conclusion does she draw about the Herdman siblings?

2. Who is the oldest child in the Herdman family?

3. What is Mother's reply when she is asked what the Angel of the Lord is supposed to do?

4. The mailman states that he thinks that the Herdmans' cat is not a cat at all, but is actually what type of animal?

5. How many children are in the Herdman family?

(see the answer key)

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