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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does the narrator compare "those South American fish that strip your bones clean in three minutes flat" (6)?
(a) The Herdman siblings eating lunch in the cafeteria.
(b) The Herdman siblings attending the ice cream social.
(c) The Herdman siblings attending the Firefighters' party.
(d) The Herdman siblings' treatment of their teachers in school.

2. In what type of container does Claude bring the Herdmans' cat to school?
(a) A suitcase.
(b) A gunny sack.
(c) A metal barrel.
(d) A cardboard box.

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

4. To whom did the burned building belong before the Herdmans burned it down?
(a) Mrs. Shears.
(b) Mr. Herdman.
(c) Mr. Shoemaker.
(d) The high school.

5. The congregation of the narrator's church has a food drive every year for what cause?
(a) For the children's hospital.
(b) For the Boys and Girls Club.
(c) For the Senior Home.
(d) For the Orphans Home.

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

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

8. What part does Alice tell the narrator that she hopes the narrator gets again because the narrator is so good at the part?
(a) Mary.
(b) Angel of the Lord.
(c) Shepherd.
(d) Member of the angel choir.

9. What food does the narrator say the Sunday School kids get on Easter Sunday?
(a) Jelly beans.
(b) Marshmallows.
(c) Scrambled eggs.
(d) Scalloped potatoes.

10. What is the name of the school nurse?
(a) Miss Cranston.
(b) Miss Kentucky.
(c) Miss Hemphill.
(d) Miss Johnson.

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

12. How often are the children required to visit the health room to get weighed and measured?
(a) Once a year.
(b) Once a season.
(c) Twice a year.
(d) Once a month.

13. The narrator begins the novel by declaring that "the Herdmans were absolutely the" what "kids in the history of the world" (1)?
(a) Worst.
(b) Dumbest.
(c) Poorest.
(d) Yuckiest.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states that all of the teachers at school claim that what element is "supposed to be a big secret" (9) in addition to one's weight?

2. To what day does the narrator look forward in order to get a break from the Herdmans?

3. The smallest children in Sunday School class usually sing what song when attending church services?

4. What is the name of the narrator's school?

5. If one wants to avoid attracting the wrath of Imogene, what action should he or she take when the teacher asks a question?

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