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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Charlie's reply when he is asked what he likes about Sunday School?
(a) He says that he likes to learn songs about Jesus.
(b) He says that there are no Herdmans there.
(c) He says that he likes how quiet and peaceful it is.
(d) He says that he likes the feeling he gets when he goes there.

2. How do the narrator and her little brother Charlie feel about being in the Christmas pageant?
(a) They only like to be in the pageant so that their grandmother can fly in to see it.
(b) They only like to be in the pageant to get Mother's attention.
(c) They cannot wait to be in the pageant.
(d) They do not want to be in the pageant.

3. What is NOT listed among the activities performed by the Sunday School children when they attend church services?
(a) Reciting Bible verses.
(b) Singing a song.
(c) Reading the Gospel aloud.
(d) Acting out a parable.

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

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

6. How often does the whole Sunday school go to church and perform a special act during the first 15 minutes of the service to
(a) Every three months.
(b) Every month.
(c) Every week.
(d) Every December.

7. What task does Mother say she could do "with one hand tied behind" (16) her back?
(a) Run the bake sale.
(b) Run the pot-luck supper.
(c) Coordinate the Christmas pageant.
(d) Take over as the chairman of the Ladies' Aid Bazaar.

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

9. What object does Imogene manage to get from Wanda by blackmailing her?
(a) A charm anklet.
(b) A charm bracelet.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A ring.

10. 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.

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

12. The narrator describes the Herdman siblings as being all alike in appearance, except for what two elements?
(a) Their scowls and their sharp elbows.
(b) Their genders and their hair lengths.
(c) Their sizes and the locations of their bruises.
(d) Their sizes and their ages.

13. As the injured former pageant coordinator emerges from her home, what is NOT a command she calls out?
(a) She tells them to inform the Ladies' Aid Bazaar committee that she will miss the meeting.
(b) She tells them to turn off her clothes iron.
(c) She tells them to turn off her stove.
(d) She tells them to call her husband.

14. Who beats up Charlie every day during Charlie's second grade year?
(a) Claude.
(b) Buster.
(c) Leroy.
(d) Imogene.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states that Imogene never learns anything except what?

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?

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

4. Where other people have hydrangeas in their yards, the Herdmans have what?

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

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