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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object does Imogene manage to get from Wanda by blackmailing her?
(a) A ring.
(b) A charm bracelet.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A charm anklet.

2. What is Mother's reply when she is asked what the Angel of the Lord is supposed to do?
(a) She says that the Angel of the Lord had brought the good news to the shepherds.
(b) She says that the Angel of the Lord is there to reflect the lights with her sequined costume.
(c) She says that the Angel of the Lord is lowered slowly from the ceiling.
(d) She says that the Angel of the Lord had warned the shepherds about Herod's treachery.

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

4. Mrs. Armstrong tells Mother that she always reminds the pageant participants of what saying?
(a) It is better to be safe than sorry.
(b) There are no small parts, only small actors.
(c) A stitch in time saves nine.
(d) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

5. How do the narrator and her little brother Charlie feel about being in the Christmas pageant?
(a) They only like to be in the pageant to get Mother's attention.
(b) They do not want to be in the pageant.
(c) They only like to be in the pageant so that their grandmother can fly in to see it.
(d) They cannot wait to be in the pageant.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what historical person does the narrator allude when referring to the ludicrous nature of Mother's declaration about the coming Christmas pageant?

3. Where other people have grass in their yards, the Herdmans have what?

4. Where other people have hydrangeas in their yards, the Herdmans have what?

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

(see the answer key)

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