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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Herdman siblings do once the fire department arrives at the church?
(a) They leave.
(b) They ask to help fight the fire.
(c) They lie down in the street.
(d) They throw spitballs at the evacuees.

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

3. What method does Imogene tell Mother she can use to get a real baby to play Jesus?
(a) She can borrow her neighbor's baby.
(b) She can ask her mother to have another baby.
(c) She can kidnap a baby.
(d) She can put an ad in the newspaper.

4. What does Mrs. Armstrong mean by the saying she always tells the pageant participants?
(a) She means that every role is important, no matter how small.
(b) She means that learning lines is the first step to a good performance.
(c) She means that thinking of what may go wrong in the pageant will help prevent disaster.
(d) She means that the short children need to be up front so everyone can see them.

5. What does the narrator finally decide when she is trying to figure out why someone would write down every bad action taken by the Herdman siblings?
(a) She thinks that it must feel good to Gladys to see evidence of the Herdman siblings' evil-doing in black-and-white.
(b) She thinks that it must feel good to Mother to see evidence of the Herdman siblings' evil-doing in black-and-white.
(c) She thinks that it must feel good to Mrs. Wendleken to see evidence of the Herdman siblings' evil-doing in black-and-white.
(d) She thinks that it must feel good to Alice to see evidence of the Herdman siblings' evil-doing in black-and-white.

6. Why do all of the shepherds get nervous when Mother mentions the Angel of the Lord?
(a) They are scared of Imogene, the girl playing the Angel of the Lord.
(b) They are scared of Alice, the girl playing the Angel of the Lord.
(c) They are scared of the narrator, the girl playing the Angel of the Lord.
(d) They are scared of Gladys, the girl playing the Angel of the Lord.

7. In the pageant incarnation described at the center of the narrative, who plays the role of the Angel of the Lord?
(a) Alice.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Gladys.
(d) Imogene.

8. What is Mrs. Armstrong's first name?
(a) Helen.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) Deborah.

9. What reason does Charlie's friend Hobie say he cannot be a shepherd?
(a) He says he is going to Philadelphia.
(b) He says that he has to get his tonsils removed.
(c) He says that he is going to Australia.
(d) He says that he has to get his appendix removed.

10. What happens while the fire department is inside the church and the evacuated civilians are waiting outside?
(a) A taxi cab nearly runs over one of the church members.
(b) The applesauce cake burns up.
(c) A thunderstorm begins.
(d) The church's pet rabbit runs into the road.

11. For how many years has Miss Graebner been a librarian?
(a) 38.
(b) 46.
(c) 8.
(d) 16.

12. What does the narrator say about the prediction that no would come to see the pageant?
(a) She says the person had been partially correct.
(b) She says the person had been right.
(c) She says that the person could not possibly believe their own luck.
(d) She says the person had been wrong.

13. Which character asks Mother if she thinks the church should call off the pageant?
(a) Reverend Hopkins.
(b) Father.
(c) Mrs. Wendleken.
(d) Ralph.

14. What evidence is there for the conclusion that Mother had been a good choice to run a pageant full of Herdmans?
(a) She is tough and does not take any mouthing off from the Herdman kids.
(b) She is very patient and explains everything to them so they can understand the story.
(c) She had studied acting in college and knows how to handle difficult actors.
(d) She is a large, intimidating woman who yells a lot.

15. In what location does Imogene ask the narrator how to check out a book from the library?
(a) The classroom.
(b) The gym.
(c) The library.
(d) The playground.

Short Answer Questions

1. The pageant's dress rehearsal takes place the night before what other event?

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

3. Mrs. Armstrong tells Mother that she must choose the person who plays Mary very carefully because of what reason?

4. On what adjective do Mother and Father agree when describing Mary having to give birth to Jesus in a stable?

5. After completing research at the library, in what way do the Herdmans want to rewrite the pageant?

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