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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 Mrs. Armstrong mean by the saying she always tells the pageant participants?
(a) She means that every role is important, no matter how small.
(b) She means that thinking of what may go wrong in the pageant will help prevent disaster.
(c) She means that learning lines is the first step to a good performance.
(d) She means that the short children need to be up front so everyone can see them.

2. The mailman states that he thinks that the Herdmans' cat is not a cat at all, but is actually what type of animal?
(a) A jackal.
(b) A puma.
(c) A wolverine.
(d) A bobcat.

3. What evidence is there for the conclusion that Mother had been a good choice to run a pageant full of Herdmans?
(a) She had studied acting in college and knows how to handle difficult actors.
(b) She is very patient and explains everything to them so they can understand the story.
(c) She is tough and does not take any mouthing off from the Herdman kids.
(d) She is a large, intimidating woman who yells a lot.

4. 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 cannot wait 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 do not want to be in the pageant.

5. The narrator states that Elmer, the minister's son, has always traditionally taken what role within the pageant?
(a) A shepherd.
(b) Joseph.
(c) An angel.
(d) A wise man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the single thing Mother names as the only worry someone has when planning the task she says she could complete one-handed?

2. Before Charlie stands up to give his reason for liking Sunday School, how many other kids are said to have responded already?

3. What symptom does Imogene tell the school nurse her brother Ollie has been displaying?

4. What happens to rob the pageant of its real infant playing the role of Jesus?

5. The narrator describes the Herdman siblings as being all alike in appearance, except for what two elements?

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