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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does the narrator name as the character who always plays the role of Joseph?
(a) Elmer.
(b) Leroy.
(c) Reverend Hopkins.
(d) Simon.

2. What proclamation does Mother make about Charlie's comment about his favorite part of Sunday School?
(a) It is a practical sentiment.
(b) Hearing it made her prouder of Charlie than she had ever been.
(c) It is not a very Christian sentiment.
(d) It is a heartwarming sentiment.

3. Which character asks Mother if she thinks the church should call off the pageant?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Father.
(c) Reverend Hopkins.
(d) Mrs. Wendleken.

4. In what grade is Charlie during the events of the Christmas pageant focused on by the narrator?
(a) Third.
(b) Second.
(c) First.
(d) Fourth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states that on the first Sunday the Herdmans came to Sunday School, they did not sing or say prayers. What activity does she say she knows the Herdmans had done, however?

2. The narrator states that Imogene never learns anything except what?

3. What is NOT a role assigned to the older boys and girls without major parts in the pageant?

4. What part does Alice tell the narrator that she hopes the narrator gets again because the narrator is so good at the part?

5. What is the source of the noise the shepherds are making at the beginning of the pageant?

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