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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The mailman states that he thinks that the Herdmans' cat is not a cat at all, but is actually what type of animal?
(a) A puma.
(b) A wolverine.
(c) A jackal.
(d) A bobcat.

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

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

4. The Herdman family lives at the bottom of what type of topographical element?
(a) A mountain.
(b) A hill.
(c) A river.
(d) A canyon.

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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 making up work in summer school.
(b) Spending the summer working as a lifeguard at the water park.
(c) Spending the summer with his Uncle Frank and going to Disneyland.
(d) Spending the summer at horse camp.

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

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

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

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

15. The Herdman family lives over what type of structure?
(a) A clothing store.
(b) A metal workshop.
(c) A bar.
(d) A garage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object does Imogene manage to get from Wanda by blackmailing her?

2. Where other people have grass in their yards, the Herdmans have what?

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

4. The narrator is in the same grade as which of the Herdman siblings?

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

(see the answer keys)

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