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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. Who does NOT volunteer to be a Wise Man in the pageant in the year described by the narrator?
(a) Leroy.
(b) Ollie.
(c) Claude.
(d) Elmer.

2. 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 surprised at how well-spoken Mother is.
(b) She thinks Mrs. Armstrong would be angry about how much Mother is leaving out.
(c) She thinks Mrs. Armstrong would be jealous of Mother's success.
(d) She thinks Mrs. Armstrong would be proud of how thorough Mother is being.

3. When Mrs. McCarthy calls Mother, what does she suggest the Herdmans be allowed to do in lieu of taking roles within the pageant?
(a) Decorating the trees lining the church lot.
(b) Directing traffic outside.
(c) Painting the church.
(d) Handing out programs.

4. What is NOT a role assigned to the older boys and girls without major parts in the pageant?
(a) Ushers.
(b) Members of the angel choir.
(c) Shepherds.
(d) Guests at the inn.

5. 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 Imogene the following year.
(b) Because she knew she would have Ralph the following year.
(c) Because she knew she would have Ollie the following year.
(d) Because she knew she would have Gladys the following year.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The narrator is in the same grade as which of the Herdman siblings?

3. What does Mrs. Armstrong mean by the saying she always tells the pageant participants?

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

5. To what does the narrator compare "those South American fish that strip your bones clean in three minutes flat" (6)?

(see the answer key)

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