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

2. At what time of day does Mrs. Armstrong always call the narrator's mother to discuss the pageant?
(a) At noon.
(b) Late at night.
(c) During supper.
(d) At the crack of dawn.

3. What does Mrs. Armstrong mean by the saying she always tells the pageant participants?
(a) She means that every role is important, no matter how small.
(b) She means that learning lines is the first step to a good performance.
(c) She means that the short children need to be up front so everyone can see them.
(d) She means that thinking of what may go wrong in the pageant will help prevent disaster.

4. What proclamation does Mother make about Charlie's comment about his favorite part of Sunday School?
(a) It is a heartwarming sentiment.
(b) Hearing it made her prouder of Charlie than she had ever been.
(c) It is a practical sentiment.
(d) It is not a very Christian sentiment.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day of the week does Mother say the pageant rehearsals will be?

2. Whom does the narrator name as the character who always plays the role of Mary?

3. How much had the character who always played Joseph unsuccessfully offered another character to play the role of Joseph instead?

4. What is NOT a reason the narrator names for her friend Alice always playing the role of Mary in the pageant?

5. Before Charlie stands up to give his reason for liking Sunday School, how many other kids are said to have responded already?

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