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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The narrator describes the Herdman siblings as being all alike in appearance, except for what two elements?
2. What preparations does Claude make when he brings the cat to Show-and-Tell?
3. To whom did the burned building belong before the Herdmans burned it down?
4. What symptom does Imogene tell the school nurse her brother Ollie has been displaying?
5. What is the name of the school nurse?
Short Essay Questions
1. For what purpose does the author use the allusion to "a day of rest" (21) in Chapter Two?
2. Describe one particular instance of the author's use of humor and examine its effect on the reader.
3. What is the narrator's evidence for her claim that the "Herdmans were absolutely the worst kids in the the history of the world" (1)?
4. What does Father say about the burning down of Fred Schneider's toolhouse?
5. What do poison ivy and rocks symbolize within the narrative?
6. For what reason do the Herdman siblings believe they have found evidence proving Charlie's promises of food at church to be valid?
7. What is the one virtue displayed by the Herdman children within the burned toolhouse incident?
8. How does Mother come to be in charge of coordinating the pageant, rather than taking on some other role?
9. What connection does the narrator make between the Herdman siblings and the movies?
10. What level of involvement had Mother expected to have in the pageant prior to taking over as coordinator?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the author's messages about acceptance and love within Barbara Robinson’s novel The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
Essay Topic 2
Sensory details are used frequently within Barbara Robinson’s novel The Best Christmas Pageant Ever to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used by the author affect the characterization present within each of the three scenes.
Essay Topic 3
How might Barbara Robinson’s novel The Best Christmas Pageant Ever be classified as a coming-of-age story?
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