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

2. What action eventually taken by a Herdman sibling is said by the narrator to be "the one great big sinful thing Alice" (66) had been hoping for?
(a) Imogene smoking a cigar.
(b) Imogene burning down the church.
(c) Ralph setting off fireworks.
(d) Ollie cheating on a test.

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 neat and clean.
(b) She is holy-looking.
(c) She has a loud voice.
(d) She is smart.

4. In the annual Christmas pageant, children classified as the biggest boys have traditionally taken which roles?
(a) Angels.
(b) Donkeys.
(c) Wise Men.
(d) Shepherds.

5. How often are the children required to visit the health room to get weighed and measured?
(a) Once a season.
(b) Twice a year.
(c) Once a year.
(d) Once a month.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the narrator states how she has always felt about Herod, what is something she does NOT say?

3. What does the narrator say about the prediction that no would come to see the pageant?

4. In the pageant incarnation described at the center of the narrative, who plays the role of Joseph?

5. As the injured former pageant coordinator emerges from her home, what is NOT a command she calls out?

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