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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. How often does the whole Sunday school go to church and perform a special act during the first 15 minutes of the service to
(a) Every month.
(b) Every December.
(c) Every three months.
(d) Every week.

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

3. Where other people have grass in their yards, the Herdmans have what?
(a) Rattlesnakes.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Tumbleweeds.
(d) Shards of glass.

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

5. The narrator describes the traditional Christmas pageant prior to this year as "people shuffling around" (17) the stage wearing all but which of the following items?
(a) Bathrobes.
(b) Bedsheets.
(c) Sharp wings.
(d) Bent halos.

Short Answer Questions

1. The neighbors around the toolhouse had been worried that it would attract what types of animals, prior to burning to the ground at the hands of the Herdman siblings?

2. What does the narrator say is "the only unexpected thing that every happened to" (17) the pageant?

3. What rule is enacted during Show-and-Tell after Claude Herdman's participation?

4. What is Charlie's reply when he is asked what he likes about Sunday School?

5. Who usually coordinates the Christmas pageant?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the symbolism of the Beware of Cat sign in the Herdmans' front yard?

2. How does Mother come to be in charge of coordinating the pageant, rather than taking on some other role?

3. Discuss the author's use of vivid imagery within the scene of the Herdmans' first time at Sunday school.

4. What evidence does the narrator provide for her conclusion that it is Charlie's fault that the Herdmans get involved in the Christmas pageant?

5. Describe several aspects of the Christmas pageant, as it had been presented every year before the events described in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.

6. What connection does the narrator make between the Herdman siblings and the movies?

7. What happens to create several open jobs within the church during the holiday season and which jobs become vacant?

8. How does Mother at first feel about coordinating the Christmas pageant?

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

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

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