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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do all of the shepherds get nervous when Mother mentions the Angel of the Lord?
(a) They are scared of Gladys, the girl playing the Angel of the Lord.
(b) They are scared of Alice, the girl playing the Angel of the Lord.
(c) They are scared of the narrator, the girl playing the Angel of the Lord.
(d) They are scared of Imogene, the girl playing the Angel of the Lord.

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

4. How does Imogene feel about Mother's announcement that the pageant will use a doll for the role of Jesus?
(a) She is sad because her heart had been set on a real baby.
(b) She is pleased because dolls do not bite.
(c) She is pleased because dolls do not spit up.
(d) She is angry because she wants to borrow her neighbor's baby.

5. What kind of expression does Alice have on her face when she answers Mother's query about Alice's behavior during the assigning of pageant roles?
(a) She looks sheepish.
(b) She looks uncertain.
(c) She looks mad.
(d) She looks scared.

6. How does Mother feel about Mrs. Armstrong's announcement that she does not know how the pageant will turn out?
(a) Angry.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Regretful.
(d) Ashamed.

7. Which of the Wise Men does Leroy play in the pageant?
(a) Abednigo.
(b) Melchior.
(c) Balthazar.
(d) Caspar.

8. What is NOT an act included on the pad of paper that lists the bad actions of the Herdman siblings during rehearsals?
(a) They steal crayons from the Sunday School cupboards.
(b) They smoke cigars in the bathroom.
(c) They drink communion wine.
(d) They steal Bibles.

9. When Mrs. McCarthy calls Mother, what does she suggest the Herdmans be allowed to do in lieu of taking roles within the pageant?
(a) Handing out programs.
(b) Decorating the trees lining the church lot.
(c) Directing traffic outside.
(d) Painting the church.

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

11. What element does the narrator name as keeping people from getting into the library basement undetected?
(a) The treacherous stairs.
(b) A locked door.
(c) A sign-in sheet.
(d) A noisy chain.

12. What does Mrs. Armstrong mean by the saying she always tells the pageant participants?
(a) She means that the short children need to be up front so everyone can see them.
(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 every role is important, no matter how small.

13. What does the narrator say about the number of people in town attending the pageant in question?
(a) A bunch of people attend.
(b) Everyone attends.
(c) Most of the town attends.
(d) Half the town attends.

14. What reason does Charlie's friend Hobie say he cannot be a shepherd?
(a) He says that he is going to Australia.
(b) He says he is going to Philadelphia.
(c) He says that he has to get his appendix removed.
(d) He says that he has to get his tonsils removed.

15. Miss Graebner tells Mother that she can now retire because she has heard everything. What has she heard?
(a) Ralph asking to read about Herod.
(b) Imogene asking to read about Jesus.
(c) Gladys asking to read about the Wise Men.
(d) Ollie asking to read about Bethlehem.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator describes how many people in town end up attending the pageant overall, for what purpose does she say those people attend?

2. What method does Imogene tell Mother she can use to get a real baby to play Jesus?

3. What object does Ollie have to have surgically removed from his ear?

4. What does Mother tell Charlie when he says he does not want to be a shepherd and will become sick if she forces him?

5. Mrs. Armstrong announces that however the pageant turns out, she will accept the what?

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