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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. In what type of container does Claude bring the Herdmans' cat to school?
2. The narrator states that Elmer, the minister's son, has always traditionally taken what role within the pageant?
3. In the annual Christmas pageant, children in intermediate grades have traditionally taken which roles?
4. The narrator describes the former pageant coordinator as doing everything at church except what activity?
5. What symptom does Imogene tell the school nurse her brother Ollie has been displaying?
Short Essay Questions
1. What connection does the narrator make between the Herdman siblings and the movies?
2. What simile does the narrator use to describe the way in which the Herdman children move through Woodrow Wilson School?
3. How does Mother at first feel about coordinating the Christmas pageant?
4. How does the author employ foreshadowing at the end of Chapter Two?
5. What does Father say about the burning down of Fred Schneider's toolhouse?
6. Describe one particular instance of the author's use of humor and examine its effect on the reader.
7. How does the author go about portraying the Herdmans as unteachable?
8. What is the symbolism of the Beware of Cat sign in the Herdmans' front yard?
9. What level of involvement had Mother expected to have in the pageant prior to taking over as coordinator?
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 interplay between the resolution of Barbara Robinson’s novel The Best Christmas Pageant Ever and one of the novel's main messages. How does the author make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help the author get across one main message of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
How does the theme of forgiveness function within the novel and what is the author's message regarding this theme?
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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