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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On what day of the week does Mother say the pageant rehearsals will be?
(a) Thursdays.
(b) Saturdays.
(c) Sundays.
(d) Wednesdays.

3. What does Mother tell Charlie when he says he does not want to be a shepherd and will become sick if she forces him?
(a) She tells Charlie to mind his own business.
(b) She tells Charlie not to be dramatic.
(c) She tells Charlie he will not get sick.
(d) She tells Charlie to adjust his attitude.

4. 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 the library.
(c) He says that he gets all the dessert he wants at Sunday School.
(d) He says that his father is a policeman.

5. What kind of building is the only one the Herdmans had managed to burn all the way to the ground?
(a) A toolhouse.
(b) A carport.
(c) A playhouse.
(d) A garage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT a reason the narrator names for her friend Alice always playing the role of Mary in the pageant?

2. What proclamation does Father make about Charlie's comment about his favorite part of Sunday School?

3. In the pageant incarnation described at the center of the narrative, who plays the role of Joseph?

4. At what time of day does Mrs. Armstrong always call the narrator's mother to discuss the pageant?

5. How much had the character who always played Joseph unsuccessfully offered another character to play the role of Joseph instead?

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