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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator describes the former pageant coordinator as doing everything at church except what activity?
(a) Giving communion.
(b) Genuflecting.
(c) Preaching.
(d) Reading palms.

2. What is NOT a quality of the Herdman's cat?
(a) It it missing one leg.
(b) It has one eye.
(c) It has a broken tail.
(d) It has one short leg.

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

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

5. The narrator is in the same grade as which of the Herdman siblings?
(a) Imogene.
(b) Claude.
(c) Ollie.
(d) Gladys.

6. Where other people have grass in their yards, the Herdmans have what?
(a) Shards of glass.
(b) Tumbleweeds.
(c) Rattlesnakes.
(d) Rocks.

7. Everyone not given a major part in the Christmas pageant takes on what role?
(a) The innkeepers.
(b) The worshippers.
(c) The tourists.
(d) The angel choir.

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

9. 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 heights.
(d) Their parents' annual income.

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

11. 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.

12. How far away from the narrator's home does the usual pageant coordinator live?
(a) A mile and a half away.
(b) Five blocks away.
(c) Twenty miles away.
(d) A block and a half away.

13. How does Father feel about attending the Christmas pageant?
(a) He does not want to attend the pageant.
(b) He looks forward to the pageant every year.
(c) He likes to help with the stagecraft for the pageant, but then he rarely attends the pageant itself.
(d) He only wants to attend the pageant to use his new video camera.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator begins the novel by declaring that "the Herdmans were absolutely the" what "kids in the history of the world" (1)?

2. In what grade is Charlie during the events of the Christmas pageant focused on by the narrator?

3. What sensory detail does the narrator NOT describe experiencing, pointing to the conclusion that the usual pageant coordinator has been injured?

4. 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?

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

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