| A | B |
| instincts | something one is born knowing how to do |
| refugees | one who flees in search of refuge |
| disgraceful | full of shame or dishonor |
| uproar | noisy confusion |
| confer | to meet together and discuss ideas |
| How Imogene was going to get a baby | steal one from the A&P supermarket |
| Alice's notebook | had all the bad things the Herdmans did written in it |
| Cigar smoke in the girls' bathroom | Reason the fire department was called |
| What the Wise Men brought Baby Jesus | ham |
| a picture of Mary and Jesus | Gift Imogene wanted after the pageant |