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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what historical person does the narrator allude when referring to the ludicrous nature of Mother's declaration about the coming Christmas pageant?
(a) Sitting Bull.
(b) Jacques Cousteau.
(c) General Custer.
(d) Amelia Earhart.

2. In the pageant incarnation described at the center of the narrative, who plays the role of the Angel of the Lord?
(a) Alice.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Gladys.
(d) Imogene.

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

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

5. When the school nurse asks Imogene whether Ollie is in bed, Imogene replies that Ollie is where?
(a) In his first grade classroom.
(b) At the comic book store.
(c) In bed at home.
(d) At the mall.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. When Mother is explaining the process of the pageant, what does the narrator think about how Mrs. Armstrong would feel about Mother's explanation?

3. What is NOT a role assigned to the older boys and girls without major parts in the pageant?

4. What method does Imogene tell Mother she can use to get a real baby to play Jesus?

5. Alice tells the narrator that she bets the Herdman siblings had acquired the ham in what way?

(see the answer key)

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