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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. How much had the character who always played Joseph unsuccessfully offered another character to play the role of Joseph instead?
(a) $10.
(b) 50 cents.
(c) $5.
(d) $1.

2. What does the narrator mean when she says Mother told her "not to be so fresh" (26)?
(a) Mother told the narrator not to be so prim and proper.
(b) Mother told the narrator not to use so much hand soap.
(c) Mother told the narrator not be so quick to judge people.
(d) Mother told the narrator not to talk back.

3. The narrator describes the traditional Christmas pageant prior to this year as "people shuffling around" (17) the stage wearing all but which of the following items?
(a) Bedsheets.
(b) Bathrobes.
(c) Sharp wings.
(d) Bent halos.

4. What is Mother's reply when she is asked what the Angel of the Lord is supposed to do?
(a) She says that the Angel of the Lord is lowered slowly from the ceiling.
(b) She says that the Angel of the Lord is there to reflect the lights with her sequined costume.
(c) She says that the Angel of the Lord had brought the good news to the shepherds.
(d) She says that the Angel of the Lord had warned the shepherds about Herod's treachery.

5. 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) Imogene.
(d) Gladys.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states that on the first Sunday the Herdmans came to Sunday School, they did not sing or say prayers. What activity does she say she knows the Herdmans had done, however?

2. What food does the narrator say the Sunday School kids get on Easter Sunday?

3. What sensory detail does the narrator NOT describe experiencing, pointing to the conclusion that the usual pageant coordinator has been injured?

4. To what day does the narrator look forward in order to get a break from the Herdmans?

5. How far away from the narrator's home does the usual pageant coordinator live?

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