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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why was Gladys the meanest Herdman of them all? (from Chapter 1)

She was really angry because her brothers and sisters all picked on her.

She was the youngest and had learned to be really mean from five older Herdmans.

The teachers were mean to her because they were so tired of teaching Herdmans.

She was really very nice, but everyone misunderstood her.

2.

What does the narrator mean when she says that Sunday was a real day of rest? (page 21) (from Chapter 2)

It is the only day of the week when everyone gets a break from being around the Herdmans.

They did not have to do any schoolwork or chores on Sundays.

None of the adults do any work on a Sunday.

Everyone takes naps on a Sunday afternoon after the church service.

3.

The last sentence of Chapter 6, "Everybody came...to see what the Herdmans would do," is an example of what literary device? (from Chapters 5 - 6)

An explanation.

An understatement.

An amplification.

A cliffhanger.

4.

On page 25, what does the phrase "snake a handful of coins" mean? (from Chapter 2)

Imogene sneakily slipped her hand up into the collection basket to steal money.

Imogene used a long rubber tube and sucked the coins out of the basket.

Like avoiding a poisonous snake, Imogene carefully picked a few coins out of the basket.

Imogene put a plastic snake into the collection basket.

5.

What do Mother and Father begin to realize after the first rehearsal? (from Chapters 5 - 6)

Mother has a horrible task in front of her.

There is no hope for the Herdmans.

Perhaps, Mrs. Armstrong should take over the pageant after all.

There are things about the Christmas story that they have never really considered before now.

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