The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

On page 29, what does the phrase "told me not to be so fresh" mean? (from Chapters 3 - 4)

Do not be so prim and proper.

Do not use so much hand soap because it smells squeaky clean.

Do not be a smart mouth.

Do not be so quick to judge people and comment about them.

2.

The last sentence of Chapter 6, "Everybody came...to see what the Herdmans would do," is an example of what literary device? (from Chapters 5 - 6)

A cliffhanger.

An amplification.

An understatement.

An explanation.

3.

The narrator's statement that the Herdman kids "were absolutely the worst kids in the history of the world," is an example of what literary device? (from Chapter 1)

A description.

An allegory.

A hyperbole.

A metaphor.

4.

What evidence is there that Rev. Hopkins is supportive of Mother and the way she is handling the Christmas pageant? (from Chapters 3 - 4)

He calls Mother on the phone and encourages her to keep up the good work.

He comes to the rehearsals and nods approvingly at Mother.

He quotes the Bible to put the complaining congregants in their place and keep them quiet.

He fires Mrs. Armstrong from the job and tells her she does not need to run the pageant next year.

5.

Why does Mother get angry that Mrs. Armstrong blames herself for the Herdmans being in the pageant? (from Chapters 3 - 4)

She does not like that Mrs. Armstrong thinks she controls everything that goes on in the world.

Mother is angry that everyone is reporting everything she does to Mrs. Armstrong.

Mother does not like Mrs. Armstrong's attitude toward the Herdmans.

She feels like she has let Mrs. Armstrong down.

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