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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what role assignment does Mrs. Armstrong say she always begins the pageant preparations?
(a) The Angel of the Lord.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Mary.
(d) The shepherds.

2. In the pageant incarnation described at the center of the narrative, who plays the role of the Angel of the Lord?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Alice.
(c) Imogene.
(d) Gladys.

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

4. What does the narrator say about the prediction that no would come to see the pageant?
(a) She says that the person could not possibly believe their own luck.
(b) She says the person had been right.
(c) She says the person had been wrong.
(d) She says the person had been partially correct.

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 mad.
(b) She looks sheepish.
(c) She looks scared.
(d) She looks uncertain.

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

7. Mrs. Armstrong announces that however the pageant turns out, she will accept the what?
(a) The credit.
(b) Consequences.
(c) Kudos.
(d) The blame.

8. In what location does Imogene ask the narrator how to check out a book from the library?
(a) The playground.
(b) The gym.
(c) The classroom.
(d) The library.

9. Mrs. Armstrong tells Mother that she always reminds the pageant participants of what saying?
(a) It is better to be safe than sorry.
(b) A stitch in time saves nine.
(c) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
(d) There are no small parts, only small actors.

10. What object does Ollie have to have surgically removed from his ear?
(a) A kidney bean.
(b) A vitamin pill.
(c) A kernel of corn.
(d) A sprouted pussy willow.

11. When the narrator describes how many people in town end up attending the pageant overall, for what purpose does she say those people attend?
(a) To see what Reverend Hopkins would do.
(b) To see what the Herdman siblings would do.
(c) To see what Elmer would do.
(d) To see what Charlie would do.

12. 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.

13. Whom does the narrator name as the character who always plays the role of Mary?
(a) Herself.
(b) Gladys.
(c) Imogene.
(d) Alice.

14. What topic do the Herdman siblings research during their first visit to the library?
(a) Herod.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Bethlehem.
(d) The Wise Men.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Armstrong mean by the saying she always tells the pageant participants?

2. What question does Imogene ask the narrator when the narrator says that to get a library card, you must sign your name?

3. What is NOT an element mentioned by the narrator as a quality the pageant Mary had always displayed?

4. Mrs. Armstrong tells Mother that she must choose the person who plays Mary very carefully because of what reason?

5. When Mother hears the doorbell during her conversation with Mrs. Armstrong, who is at the door?

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