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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 do the Herdman siblings do once the fire department arrives at the church?
(a) They throw spitballs at the evacuees.
(b) They ask to help fight the fire.
(c) They lie down in the street.
(d) They leave.

2. What does the narrator say about the number of people in town attending the pageant in question?
(a) A bunch of people attend.
(b) Most of the town attends.
(c) Half the town attends.
(d) Everyone attends.

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

4. How often does the whole Sunday school go to church and perform a special act during the first 15 minutes of the service to
(a) Every month.
(b) Every three months.
(c) Every December.
(d) Every week.

5. What topic do the Herdman siblings research during their first visit to the library?
(a) The Wise Men.
(b) Herod.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Bethlehem.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Alice's reply when Mother asks her the reason for her behavior during the choosing of parts?

2. Whose name does Mother NOT call when she is trying to make sure that no one else is interested in playing the role of Mary?

3. What reason does Charlie's friend Hobie say he cannot be a shepherd?

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

5. The narrator states that "the Herdmans started out mean, right from" (59) what?

(see the answer key)

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