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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. With what role assignment does Mrs. Armstrong say she always begins the pageant preparations?
2. Whom does the narrator name as the character who always plays the role of Joseph?
3. Mrs. Armstrong tells Mother that she must choose the person who plays Mary very carefully because of what reason?
4. Which character voices the concern that no one may come to see the pageant?
5. The narrator proclaims that it does not seem right for Father to be on the same side as whom?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is irony used within the depiction of the cigar-smoking incident in the church restroom?
2. What kinds of transgressions do the Herdman siblings commit throughout the course of the pageant rehearsal period and how does the narrator know about these actions?
3. What behaviors of the Herdman siblings indicate their keen interest in the subject of the Christmas story?
4. What questions are raised in the narrator's mind about the Nativity story as a result of her interactions with the Herdmans?
5. How does the narrator portray her friend Alice's personification of Mrs. Armstrong's saying, "There are no parts, only small actors" (21)?
6. How is foreshadowing employed within the last two sentences of Chapter Six?
7. In what way does Reverend Hopkins redirect his congregation when he notices their treatment of the Herdman siblings?
8. Discuss a moment in the narrative when the narrator thinks that her friend Alice is behaving badly.
9. Discuss the significance of Mrs. Armstrong's comment to Mother when she says, "And then I always remind them that there are no small parts, only small actors" (25).
10. For what reasons does the pageant not have a real baby to play Jesus?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss how and why Barbara Robinson instills humanist messages within the narrative of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
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
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?
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