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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. What task does Mother say she could do "with one hand tied behind" (16) her back?
(a) Run the bake sale.
(b) Coordinate the Christmas pageant.
(c) Run the pot-luck supper.
(d) Take over as the chairman of the Ladies' Aid Bazaar.

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

3. What is NOT a reason the narrator names for her friend Alice always playing the role of Mary in the pageant?
(a) She is holy-looking.
(b) She has a loud voice.
(c) She is neat and clean.
(d) She is smart.

4. The narrator states that Elmer, the minister's son, has always traditionally taken what role within the pageant?
(a) Joseph.
(b) An angel.
(c) A wise man.
(d) A shepherd.

5. What preparations does Claude make when he brings the cat to Show-and-Tell?
(a) He gives the cat a bath.
(b) He lets the cat go hungry for two days.
(c) He shaves the cat.
(d) He dyes the cat a vibrant shade of purple.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the annual Christmas pageant, children classified as the biggest boys have traditionally taken which roles?

2. The Herdman family lives over what type of structure?

3. What object does Imogene manage to get from Wanda by blackmailing her?

4. Mrs. Armstrong tells Mother that she must choose the person who plays Mary very carefully because of what reason?

5. What kind of building is the only one the Herdmans had managed to burn all the way to the ground?

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