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

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

3. For what reason does the narrator say Miss Brandel had passed Claude on to second grade even though he had not mastered the required skills?
(a) Because she knew she would have Ralph the following year.
(b) Because she knew she would have Ollie the following year.
(c) Because she knew she would have Gladys the following year.
(d) Because she knew she would have Imogene the following year.

4. When Mother is explaining the process of the pageant, what does the narrator think about how Mrs. Armstrong would feel about Mother's explanation?
(a) She thinks Mrs. Armstrong would be jealous of Mother's success.
(b) She thinks Mrs. Armstrong would be proud of how thorough Mother is being.
(c) She thinks Mrs. Armstrong would be angry about how much Mother is leaving out.
(d) She thinks Mrs. Armstrong would be surprised at how well-spoken Mother is.

5. Whom does the narrator name as the character who always plays the role of Mary?
(a) Alice.
(b) Gladys.
(c) Imogene.
(d) Herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator begins the novel by declaring that "the Herdmans were absolutely the" what "kids in the history of the world" (1)?

2. In what grade is Charlie during the events of the Christmas pageant focused on by the narrator?

3. Why do all of the shepherds get nervous when Mother mentions the Angel of the Lord?

4. Prior to Imogene's announcement about the note she has seen about Albert in the nurse's book, how does Albert think he will spend the following summer?

5. What lie does Charlie tell Leroy to stop Leroy from stealing part of Charlie's lunch?

(see the answer key)

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