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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. What task does Mother say she could do "with one hand tied behind" (16) her back?
2. To what day does the narrator look forward in order to get a break from the Herdmans?
3. When the school nurse asks Imogene whether Ollie is in bed, Imogene replies that Ollie is where?
4. What does the narrator say is "the only unexpected thing that every happened to" (17) the pageant?
5. In what grade is Charlie during the events of the Christmas pageant focused on by the narrator?
Short Essay Questions
1. What evidence is presented in Chapter One regarding the dire nature of the Herdman family's financial situation?
2. For what purpose does the author go out of her way to portray the Herdman children as unteachable?
3. How does the author employ foreshadowing at the end of Chapter Two?
4. How does Mother come to be in charge of coordinating the pageant, rather than taking on some other role?
5. What simile does the narrator use to describe the way in which the Herdman children move through Woodrow Wilson School?
6. In what ways does the author employ hyperbole within Chapter One?
7. The narrator begins the narrative of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by describing what event?
8. Describe one particular instance of the author's use of humor and examine its effect on the reader.
9. Describe several aspects of the Christmas pageant, as it had been presented every year before the events described in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
10. How does Mother at first feel about coordinating the Christmas pageant?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How might Barbara Robinson’s novel The Best Christmas Pageant Ever be classified as a coming-of-age story?
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
Trace the characterization arc of the narrator’s character throughout the novel. Discuss whether she is a round or flat character and whether she is a static or dynamic character.
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