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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object does Imogene manage to get from Wanda by blackmailing her?
(a) A charm bracelet.
(b) A charm anklet.
(c) A ring.
(d) A necklace.

2. To whom did the burned building belong before the Herdmans burned it down?
(a) The high school.
(b) Mr. Shoemaker.
(c) Mrs. Shears.
(d) Mr. Herdman.

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

4. Who is the youngest child in the Herdman family?
(a) Leroy.
(b) Gladys.
(c) Ollie.
(d) Ralph.

5. What happens to the usual coordinator of the pageant that then requires a new coordinator?
(a) She cuts her hand.
(b) She breaks her leg.
(c) She burns her hand.
(d) She breaks her arm.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what type of container does Claude bring the Herdmans' cat to school?

2. The narrator is in the same grade as which of the Herdman siblings?

3. What preparations does Claude make when he brings the cat to Show-and-Tell?

4. How often does the whole Sunday school go to church and perform a special act during the first 15 minutes of the service to

5. For what reason does the narrator say Miss Brandel had passed Claude on to second grade even though he had not mastered the required skills?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the one virtue displayed by the Herdman children within the burned toolhouse incident?

2. How does the author employ foreshadowing at the end of Chapter Two?

3. What does Father say about the burning down of Fred Schneider's toolhouse?

4. The narrator begins the narrative of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by describing what event?

5. What is the narrator's evidence for her claim that the "Herdmans were absolutely the worst kids in the the history of the world" (1)?

6. For what reason does Father tell Mother he does not want to attend this year's Christmas pageant?

7. How does the author go about portraying the Herdmans as unteachable?

8. What evidence is presented in Chapter One regarding the dire nature of the Herdman family's financial situation?

9. In what ways does the author employ hyperbole within Chapter One?

10. What do poison ivy and rocks symbolize within the narrative?

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