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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. How much had the character who always played Joseph unsuccessfully offered another character to play the role of Joseph instead?
(a) $1.
(b) $10.
(c) $5.
(d) 50 cents.

2. The congregation of the narrator's church has a food drive every year for what cause?
(a) For the Senior Home.
(b) For the Orphans Home.
(c) For the children's hospital.
(d) For the Boys and Girls Club.

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

4. When the narrator describes how many people in town end up attending the pageant overall, for what purpose does she say those people attend?
(a) To see what Elmer would do.
(b) To see what Charlie would do.
(c) To see what Reverend Hopkins would do.
(d) To see what the Herdman siblings would do.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What statement does Mother make that causes the narrator to describe her words as "the biggest" of "all the lies she'd told so far" (68)?

3. How does Imogene feel about Mother's announcement that the pageant will use a doll for the role of Jesus?

4. Mrs. Armstrong tells Mother that she always reminds the pageant participants of what saying?

5. How does Mother feel about Mrs. Armstrong's announcement that she does not know how the pageant will turn out?

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