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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alice asks the narrator if she thinks that the baby Jesus could possibly have had what affliction?
(a) Chicken pox.
(b) Colic.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Cradle cap.

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

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

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

5. What lie does Charlie tell Leroy to stop Leroy from stealing part of Charlie's lunch?
(a) He says that he knows karate.
(b) He says that he gets all the dessert he wants at Sunday School.
(c) He says that he gets all the dessert he wants at the library.
(d) He says that his father is a policeman.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the pageant incarnation described at the center of the narrative, who plays the role of Mary?

2. What evidence is there for the conclusion that Mother had been a good choice to run a pageant full of Herdmans?

3. In the annual Christmas pageant, children in intermediate grades have traditionally taken which roles?

4. The narrator proclaims that it does not seem right for Father to be on the same side as whom?

5. Which of the Wise Men does Leroy play in the pageant?

(see the answer key)

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