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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 does Imogene NOT threaten to do to Alice if Alice tries to play the part of Mary?
2. Which character voices the concern that no one may come to see the pageant?
3. What evidence is there for the conclusion that Mother had been a good choice to run a pageant full of Herdmans?
4. What reason does Mother finally give Mrs. Armstrong so that she can get off the phone and cook the pork chops?
5. The narrator proclaims that it does not seem right for Father to be on the same side as whom?
Short Essay Questions
1. For what reasons does the pageant not have a real baby to play Jesus?
2. 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).
3. Discuss how Mother's character is depicted as having unending supplies of patience and compassion.
4. 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?
5. What does the library symbolize?
6. How does the narrator portray her friend Alice's personification of Mrs. Armstrong's saying, "There are no parts, only small actors" (21)?
7. Discuss the author's purpose for including Alice's character within the narrative.
8. What connections does the author draw between the Herdmans and the Holy Family?
9. What questions are raised in the narrator's mind about the Nativity story as a result of her interactions with the Herdmans?
10. How is irony used within the depiction of the cigar-smoking incident in the church restroom?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
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 how and why Barbara Robinson instills humanist messages within the narrative of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
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