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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 symptom does Imogene tell the school nurse her brother Ollie has been displaying?
(a) Black bruises all over his body.
(b) Blindness.
(c) Flaky skin all over his body.
(d) Red spots all over his body.

2. What part does Alice tell the narrator that she hopes the narrator gets again because the narrator is so good at the part?
(a) Mary.
(b) Angel of the Lord.
(c) Shepherd.
(d) Member of the angel choir.

3. How many rehearsals in total does Mother say will take place before the pageant performance?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 3.
(d) 10.

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

5. In the pageant incarnation described at the center of the narrative, who plays the role of Joseph?
(a) Elmer.
(b) Gladys.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Leroy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of their home do the Herdman siblings play with in order to try to hurt one another?

2. In the annual Christmas pageant, children classified as the biggest boys have traditionally taken which roles?

3. Who beats up Charlie every day during Charlie's second grade year?

4. What does Imogene NOT threaten to do to Alice if Alice tries to play the part of Mary?

5. The narrator states that Elmer, the minister's son, has always traditionally taken what role within the pageant?

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