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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the narrator and her little brother Charlie feel about being in the Christmas pageant?
(a) They only like to be in the pageant so that their grandmother can fly in to see it.
(b) They cannot wait to be in the pageant.
(c) They only like to be in the pageant to get Mother's attention.
(d) They do not want to be in the pageant.

2. What is NOT a reason the narrator names for her friend Alice always playing the role of Mary in the pageant?
(a) She has a loud voice.
(b) She is neat and clean.
(c) She is smart.
(d) She is holy-looking.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who usually coordinates the Christmas pageant?

3. 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?

4. What food does the narrator say the Sunday School kids get on Easter Sunday?

5. What is NOT a quality of the Herdman's cat?

(see the answer key)

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