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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alice do with the information she has about the Herdman siblings' involvement with the fire department being called to the church?
(a) She tells Reverend Hopkins.
(b) She tells the narrator.
(c) She tells Ralph.
(d) She tells her mother.

2. The narrator describes the former pageant coordinator as doing everything at church except what activity?
(a) Preaching.
(b) Giving communion.
(c) Genuflecting.
(d) Reading palms.

3. What information does Imogene collect about her classmates that she then uses to blackmail them to get things she wants?
(a) Their parents' annual income.
(b) Their weights.
(c) Their heights.
(d) Their deepest fears.

4. How many songs are sung about angels during the time it takes the children in the primary grades to enter?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 14.

5. What is NOT an element mentioned by the narrator as a quality the pageant Mary had always displayed?
(a) Otherworldly.
(b) Dreamy.
(c) Quiet.
(d) Ever-smiling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the sign in the Herdmans' yard say?

2. In what grade is Charlie during the events of the Christmas pageant focused on by the narrator?

3. For how many years has Miss Graebner been a librarian?

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

5. What is Claude carrying when he marches up the aisle as a Wise Man, even though he is supposed to be carrying a jar of salt representing gold?

(see the answer key)

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