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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the youngest child in the Herdman family?
(a) Ollie.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Gladys.
(d) Leroy.

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

3. How far away from the narrator's home does the usual pageant coordinator live?
(a) A block and a half away.
(b) Twenty miles away.
(c) A mile and a half away.
(d) Five blocks away.

4. What sensory detail does the narrator NOT describe experiencing, pointing to the conclusion that the usual pageant coordinator has been injured?
(a) Seeing the policemen carrying the stretcher.
(b) Hearing the siren.
(c) Seeing the ambulance.
(d) Hearing the sound of screaming.

5. If one wants to avoid attracting the wrath of Imogene, what action should he or she take when the teacher asks a question?
(a) Shout out the correct answer.
(b) Remain quiet.
(c) Whisper the answer to Imogene.
(d) Raise one's hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the annual Christmas pageant, children in primary grades have traditionally taken which roles?

2. The mailman states that he thinks that the Herdmans' cat is not a cat at all, but is actually what type of animal?

3. As the injured former pageant coordinator emerges from her home, what is NOT a command she calls out?

4. The narrator states that Elmer, the minister's son, has always traditionally taken what role within the pageant?

5. The narrator states that Imogene never learns anything except what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Father say about the burning down of Fred Schneider's toolhouse?

2. What simile does the narrator use to describe the way in which the Herdman children move through Woodrow Wilson School?

3. How does the author go about portraying the Herdmans as unteachable?

4. In what ways does the author employ hyperbole within Chapter One?

5. What evidence is presented in Chapter One regarding the dire nature of the Herdman family's financial situation?

6. What happens to create several open jobs within the church during the holiday season and which jobs become vacant?

7. Describe several aspects of the Christmas pageant, as it had been presented every year before the events described in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.

8. 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)?

9. For what reason do the Herdman siblings believe they have found evidence proving Charlie's promises of food at church to be valid?

10. For what purpose does the author use the allusion to "a day of rest" (21) in Chapter Two?

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