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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 grass in their yards, the Herdmans have what?
(a) Shards of glass.
(b) Tumbleweeds.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Rattlesnakes.

2. What do the Herdman siblings do once the fire department arrives at the church?
(a) They lie down in the street.
(b) They throw spitballs at the evacuees.
(c) They ask to help fight the fire.
(d) They leave.

3. The narrator states that "the Herdmans started out mean, right from" (59) what?
(a) Their first breaths.
(b) Their first screams.
(c) The stroller.
(d) The cradle.

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

5. To what historical person does the narrator allude when referring to the ludicrous nature of Mother's declaration about the coming Christmas pageant?
(a) Amelia Earhart.
(b) Sitting Bull.
(c) Jacques Cousteau.
(d) General Custer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say is "the only unexpected thing that every happened to" (17) the pageant?

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

3. What does the narrator say about the Herdmans' attendance at the pageant rehearsals?

4. What is Alice's reply when Mother asks her the reason for her behavior during the choosing of parts?

5. How many children are in the Herdman family?

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