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

2. What reason does Charlie's friend Hobie say he cannot be a shepherd?
(a) He says that he is going to Australia.
(b) He says that he has to get his appendix removed.
(c) He says that he has to get his tonsils removed.
(d) He says he is going to Philadelphia.

3. Mrs. Wendleken uses what adjective to describe Mother's decision to allow a Herdman to play the role of Mary?
(a) Sacrilegious.
(b) Immoral.
(c) Insane.
(d) Heretical.

4. What part of their home do the Herdman siblings play with in order to try to hurt one another?
(a) The garage door.
(b) The roof.
(c) The pool.
(d) The gutter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Father feel about attending the Christmas pageant?

2. What evidence is there for the conclusion that Mother had been a good choice to run a pageant full of Herdmans?

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

4. In the pageant incarnation described at the center of the narrative, who plays the role of the Angel of the Lord?

5. What lie does Charlie tell Leroy to stop Leroy from stealing part of Charlie's lunch?

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