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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Imogene tells Albert that she has seen the nurse's note about him, how does she say he will be spending the following summer?
(a) Spending the summer making up work in summer school.
(b) Spending the summer at fat camp.
(c) Spending the summer at aikido camp.
(d) Spending the summer in physical therapy for scoliosis.

2. What does the narrator say about the Herdmans' attendance at the pageant rehearsals?
(a) They were always there, on time, and on task.
(b) They were always there and on time, but never on task.
(c) They only missed one rehearsal.
(d) They were always there, but always late.

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 Imogene will be the best Mary the church has ever seen.
(c) She says that Gladys will be the best Angel of the Lord the church has ever seen.
(d) She says that Ralph will be the best Joseph the church has ever seen.

4. In the pageant incarnation described at the center of the narrative, who plays the role of Joseph?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Leroy.
(c) Elmer.
(d) Gladys.

5. The mailman states that he thinks that the Herdmans' cat is not a cat at all, but is actually what type of animal?
(a) A jackal.
(b) A bobcat.
(c) A wolverine.
(d) A puma.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator's opinion of the Herdman siblings' impact on the pageant after all is said and done?

2. Who begins to write down on a pad of paper every bad action taken by the Herdman siblings during the pageant rehearsals?

3. What is Leroy carrying when he marches up the aisle as a Wise Man, even though he is supposed to be carrying a jar of salt representing frankincense?

4. In what location does Imogene ask the narrator how to check out a book from the library?

5. What does the narrator describe as swooping "back and forth and up and down till it made you sick at your stomach" (71)?

(see the answer key)

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