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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. Which of the Wise Men does Leroy play in the pageant?
2. What object does Ollie have to have surgically removed from his ear?
3. What reason does Charlie's friend Hobie say he cannot be a shepherd?
4. What happens while the fire department is inside the church and the evacuated civilians are waiting outside?
5. How does Mother feel about Mrs. Armstrong's announcement that she does not know how the pageant will turn out?
Short Essay Questions
1. What behaviors of the Herdman siblings indicate their keen interest in the subject of the Christmas story?
2. What questions are raised in the narrator's mind about the Nativity story as a result of her interactions with the Herdmans?
3. Discuss how Mother's character is depicted as having unending supplies of patience and compassion.
4. What does the narrator understand about the Herdman siblings that Alice does not?
5. What connections does the author draw between the Herdmans and the Holy Family?
6. What message is being sent about arrogance within Mother's exclamation when she shouts, "That woman! She must be surprised that the sun is still coming up every morning without her to supervise the sunrise" (45)?
7. Discuss how the theme of appearance versus reality appears in Chapter Five.
8. How is irony used within the depiction of the cigar-smoking incident in the church restroom?
9. For what reasons does the pageant not have a real baby to play Jesus?
10. Discuss the significance of Mother's comment when she states to Father, "No, their chief instinct was to get Mary and the baby out of the barn. But even so, it was Herod they wanted to do away with, and Mary or Joseph. They picked out the right villain -- that must mean something" (50).
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of Barbara Robinson’s novel The Best Christmas Pageant Ever and analyze the author's purpose for including each instance you discuss.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the author's messages about acceptance and love within Barbara Robinson’s novel The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
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