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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The Herdman family lives over what type of structure?
2. When the school nurse asks Imogene whether Ollie is in bed, Imogene replies that Ollie is where?
3. How often does the whole Sunday school go to church and perform a special act during the first 15 minutes of the service to
4. The narrator describes the former pageant coordinator as doing everything at church except what activity?
5. Where other people have hydrangeas in their yards, the Herdmans have what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What level of involvement had Mother expected to have in the pageant prior to taking over as coordinator?
2. For what purpose does the author go out of her way to portray the Herdman children as unteachable?
3. Describe several aspects of the Christmas pageant, as it had been presented every year before the events described in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
4. How does Mother at first feel about coordinating the Christmas pageant?
5. What is the symbolism of the Beware of Cat sign in the Herdmans' front yard?
6. What does Father say about the burning down of Fred Schneider's toolhouse?
7. How does Mother come to be in charge of coordinating the pageant, rather than taking on some other role?
8. 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)?
9. The narrator begins the narrative of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by describing what event?
10. For what purpose does the author use the allusion to "a day of rest" (21) in Chapter Two?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the author's focus on the theme of transformation in Barbara Robinson’s novel The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. What message is the author sending about change and about one other theme of your choice?
Essay Topic 2
How is the topic of religion treated within Barbara Robinson’s novel The Best Christmas Pageant Ever and how does its treatment relate to the book's depicted messages?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of Barbara Robinson’s novel The Best Christmas Pageant Ever and analyze the author's purpose for including each instance you discuss.
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