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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of building is the only one the Herdmans had managed to burn all the way to the ground?
(a) A toolhouse.
(b) A carport.
(c) A garage.
(d) A playhouse.

2. When Imogene tells Albert that she has seen the nurse's note about him, how does she say he will be spending the following summer?
(a) Spending the summer in physical therapy for scoliosis.
(b) Spending the summer making up work in summer school.
(c) Spending the summer at aikido camp.
(d) Spending the summer at fat camp.

3. Before Charlie stands up to give his reason for liking Sunday School, how many other kids are said to have responded already?
(a) 19-20.
(b) 8-9.
(c) 5-6.
(d) 2-3.

4. What proclamation does Father make about Charlie's comment about his favorite part of Sunday School?
(a) It is a heartwarming sentiment.
(b) It is not a very Christian sentiment.
(c) Hearing it made him prouder of Charlie than he had ever been.
(d) It is a practical sentiment.

5. 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) Sharp wings.
(d) Bedsheets.

6. In the annual Christmas pageant, children in intermediate grades have traditionally taken which roles?
(a) Wise Men.
(b) Shepherds.
(c) Angels.
(d) Donkeys.

7. Father jokes that he had attended the pageant the year discussed by the narrator only to see what?
(a) His own bathrobe in the pageant.
(b) Charlie as an angel.
(c) Charlie as Joseph.
(d) His bag of flour playing baby Jesus.

8. What tactic does the narrator name as the best way to avoid contact with Imogene?
(a) Sitting in the front of the classroom.
(b) Doing Imogene's homework for her.
(c) Walking by the river on the way to and from school.
(d) Remaining completely nondescript.

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

10. In the annual Christmas pageant, children classified as the biggest boys have traditionally taken which roles?
(a) Shepherds.
(b) Donkeys.
(c) Wise Men.
(d) Angels.

11. In the annual Christmas pageant, children in primary grades have traditionally taken which roles?
(a) Donkeys.
(b) Angels.
(c) Shepherds.
(d) Wise Men.

12. The smallest children in Sunday School class usually sing what song when attending church services?
(a) Ave Maria.
(b) Awesome God.
(c) Lamb of God.
(d) Jesus Loves Me.

13. What part of their home do the Herdman siblings play with in order to try to hurt one another?
(a) The pool.
(b) The roof.
(c) The gutter.
(d) The garage door.

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

15. How does Father feel about attending the Christmas pageant?
(a) He likes to help with the stagecraft for the pageant, but then he rarely attends the pageant itself.
(b) He only wants to attend the pageant to use his new video camera.
(c) He does not want to attend the pageant.
(d) He looks forward to the pageant every year.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason does the narrator say Miss Brandel had passed Claude on to second grade even though he had not mastered the required skills?

2. The narrator states that on the first Sunday the Herdmans came to Sunday School, they did not sing or say prayers. What activity does she say she knows the Herdmans had done, however?

3. What sensory detail does the narrator NOT describe experiencing, pointing to the conclusion that the usual pageant coordinator has been injured?

4. What preparations does Claude make when he brings the cat to Show-and-Tell?

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

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