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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 charm anklet.
(b) A charm bracelet.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A ring.

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

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

4. 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?
(a) One's shoe size.
(b) The party with which one votes.
(c) The contents of one's report card.
(d) One's social security number.

5. Prior to Imogene's announcement about the note she has seen about Albert in the nurse's book, how does Albert think he will spend the following summer?
(a) Spending the summer working as a lifeguard at the water park.
(b) Spending the summer with his Uncle Frank and going to Disneyland.
(c) Spending the summer making up work in summer school.
(d) Spending the summer at horse camp.

6. What sensory detail does the narrator NOT describe experiencing, pointing to the conclusion that the usual pageant coordinator has been injured?
(a) Hearing the siren.
(b) Seeing the policemen carrying the stretcher.
(c) Hearing the sound of screaming.
(d) Seeing the ambulance.

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

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

9. 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) Making sure the pot-luck dinner serves more than just meatloaf.
(b) Running the cash register at the bake sale.
(c) Pricing items for the Ladies' Aid Bazaar.
(d) Choosing the parts for the pageant.

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) Rats.
(c) Possums.
(d) Raccoons.

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

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

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

14. 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 hurt some people.
(c) She knows that they learned something.
(d) She knows that they did not feel sorry.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What item from Charlie's lunch does Leroy keep stealing?

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

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

5. What is the name of the school nurse?

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