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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 does the narrator say about the Herdmans' attendance at the pageant rehearsals?
(a) They only missed one rehearsal.
(b) They were always there, on time, and on task.
(c) They were always there, but always late.
(d) They were always there and on time, but never on task.

2. The narrator proclaims that it does not seem right for Father to be on the same side as whom?
(a) The Herdmans.
(b) Mother.
(c) Mrs. Wendleken.
(d) Reverend Hopkins.

3. What is Mrs. Armstrong's first name?
(a) Helen.
(b) Deborah.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Jennifer.

4. What task does Mother say she could do "with one hand tied behind" (16) her back?
(a) Run the pot-luck supper.
(b) Run the bake sale.
(c) Take over as the chairman of the Ladies' Aid Bazaar.
(d) Coordinate the Christmas pageant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states that her friend Alice had what kind of hands by age four?

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

3. For what reason does the narrator say Miss Brandel had passed Claude on to second grade even though he had not mastered the required skills?

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

5. Mrs. Wendleken uses what adjective to describe Mother's decision to allow a Herdman to play the role of Mary?

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