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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who begins to write down on a pad of paper every bad action taken by the Herdman siblings during the pageant rehearsals?
(a) Mother.
(b) Alice.
(c) Mrs. Wendleken.
(d) Gladys.
2. How much had the character who always played Joseph unsuccessfully offered another character to play the role of Joseph instead?
(a) $1.
(b) $10.
(c) 50 cents.
(d) $5.
3. What statement does Mother make that causes the narrator to describe her words as "the biggest" of "all the lies she'd told so far" (68)?
(a) She says that this year's Christmas pageant will be the best the church has ever seen.
(b) She says that Ralph will be the best Joseph the church has ever seen.
(c) She says that Imogene will be the best Mary the church has ever seen.
(d) She says that Gladys will be the best Angel of the Lord the church has ever seen.
4. Why do all of the shepherds get nervous when Mother mentions the Angel of the Lord?
(a) They are scared of the narrator, the girl playing the Angel of the Lord.
(b) They are scared of Imogene, the girl playing the Angel of the Lord.
(c) They are scared of Alice, the girl playing the Angel of the Lord.
(d) They are scared of Gladys, the girl playing the Angel of the Lord.
5. How many children are in the Herdman family?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Eight.
(d) Six.
Short Answer Questions
1. The narrator describes the Herdman siblings as being all alike in appearance, except for what two elements?
2. How does Imogene feel about Mother's announcement that the pageant will use a doll for the role of Jesus?
3. The narrator is in the same grade as which of the Herdman siblings?
4. What action eventually taken by a Herdman sibling is said by the narrator to be "the one great big sinful thing Alice" (66) had been hoping for?
5. The narrator states that her friend Alice had what kind of hands by age four?
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