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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 is NOT listed among the activities performed by the Sunday School children when they attend church services?

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

3. What proclamation does Mother make about Charlie's comment about his favorite part of Sunday School?

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

5. To whom did the burned building belong before the Herdmans burned it down?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What simile does the narrator use to describe the way in which the Herdman children move through Woodrow Wilson School?

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. Describe one particular instance of the author's use of humor and examine its effect on the reader.

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's messages about acceptance and love within Barbara Robinson’s novel The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.

Essay Topic 2

Determine the author's message regarding the idea that compassion leads to more favorable results than judgment.

Essay Topic 3

Trace the characterization arc of Imogene'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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