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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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?
(a) She knows that they made some money.
(b) She knows that they learned something.
(c) She knows that they hurt some people.
(d) She knows that they did not feel sorry.

3. Who usually coordinates the Christmas pageant?
(a) Mrs. Wendelken.
(b) Mrs. Armstrong.
(c) Mrs. Freeborn.
(d) Mrs. Robinson.

4. What information does Imogene collect about her classmates that she then uses to blackmail them to get things she wants?
(a) Their deepest fears.
(b) Their weights.
(c) Their parents' annual income.
(d) Their heights.

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

6. How many children are in the Herdman family?
(a) Eight.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

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

8. What item from Charlie's lunch does Leroy keep stealing?
(a) Dessert.
(b) Sandwich.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Milk.

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

10. 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?
(a) Mice.
(b) Possums.
(c) Rats.
(d) Raccoons.

11. What symptom does Imogene tell the school nurse her brother Ollie has been displaying?
(a) Blindness.
(b) Flaky skin all over his body.
(c) Red spots all over his body.
(d) Black bruises all over his body.

12. In what grade is Charlie during the events of the Christmas pageant focused on by the narrator?
(a) Second.
(b) First.
(c) Third.
(d) Fourth.

13. What lie does Charlie tell Leroy to stop Leroy from stealing part of Charlie's lunch?
(a) He says that his father is a policeman.
(b) He says that he knows karate.
(c) He says that he gets all the dessert he wants at Sunday School.
(d) He says that he gets all the dessert he wants at the library.

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

15. What is the single thing Mother names as the only worry someone has when planning the task she says she could complete one-handed?
(a) Choosing the parts for the pageant.
(b) Running the cash register at the bake sale.
(c) Making sure the pot-luck dinner serves more than just meatloaf.
(d) Pricing items for the Ladies' Aid Bazaar.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states that her friend Alice had what kind of hands by age four?

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

3. 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?

4. What food does the narrator say the Sunday School kids get on Easter Sunday?

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

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