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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alice asks the narrator if she thinks that the baby Jesus could possibly have had what affliction?
(a) Cradle cap.
(b) Chicken pox.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Colic.

2. What tactic does the narrator name as the best way to avoid contact with Imogene?
(a) Doing Imogene's homework for her.
(b) Remaining completely nondescript.
(c) Walking by the river on the way to and from school.
(d) Sitting in the front of the classroom.

3. Whose name does Mother NOT call when she is trying to make sure that no one else is interested in playing the role of Mary?
(a) Roberta.
(b) Imogene.
(c) Alice.
(d) Janet.

4. As the injured former pageant coordinator emerges from her home, what is NOT a command she calls out?
(a) She tells them to call her husband.
(b) She tells them to turn off her clothes iron.
(c) She tells them to turn off her stove.
(d) She tells them to inform the Ladies' Aid Bazaar committee that she will miss the meeting.

5. In the annual Christmas pageant, children in intermediate grades have traditionally taken which roles?
(a) Donkeys.
(b) Angels.
(c) Wise Men.
(d) Shepherds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Miss Graebner tells Mother that she can now retire because she has heard everything. What has she heard?

2. After completing research at the library, in what way do the Herdmans want to rewrite the pageant?

3. Who beats up Charlie every day during Charlie's second grade year?

4. What is NOT named within the author's list of elements constituting "the usual big mess all over the place" (71) in the first few minutes of the pageant?

5. What song is being sung by only the boys in the choir as the Wise Men are marching up the aisle?

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