The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

1. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

2. Chapter 1 Vocabulary contagious - Capable of transmitting disease; carrying a disease, catching, transmittable, infectious "Right now?" Miss Hemphill stared. "Why, he shouldn't be in school with red spots! It could be measles or chicken pox . . . any number of things . . . contagious things." penitentiary - a prison for those convicted of major crimes, correctional institution,� joint, keep, lockup, pen, penal institution, prison, reformatory, slammer We figured they were headed straight for %*!#, by way of the state penitentiary . . .� until they got themselves mixed up with the church, and my mother, and our Christmas pageant.

3. How would you describe the Herdmans?

4. They were the worst kids in the history of the world.

5. The fire in the toolhouse was started by ----.a) matchesb) a chemistry setc) a cigard) a magnifying glass

6. The fire in the toolhouse was started by ----.a chemistry set

7. The Herdmans had a pet ---a) catb) dogc) ratd) bird

8. The Herdmans had a pet -----.Cat

9. Imogene blackmailed everyone who was ----.a) tallb) smartc) richd) fat

10. Imogene blackmailed everyone who was ----. fat

11. Chapter 2 Vocabulary privet - any of various Old World shrubs having smooth entire leaves and terminal panicles of small white flowers followed by small black berries; many used for hedges One of the neighbor women called out, "Helen, are you in much pain?" and Mrs. Armstrong yelled back, "Yes, terrible! Don't let those children tear up my privet hedge!" sentiment - a thought, view, or attitude, especially one based mainly on emotion instead of reason, emotion, opinion, attitude, outlook, reaction He shrugged. "I like all the other stuff but she said to write down what we liked best, and what I like best is no Herdmans." ���� "Not a very Christian sentiment," my father said.

12. What did Charlie like best about Sunday school?a) singing a songb) acting our a parablec) reciting Bible versesd) no Herdmans

13. What did Charlie like best about Sunday school?no Herdmans

14. Which of the following events from the story happened last?a) The announcement is made for the Christmas pageant rehearsals.b) Mother gets stuck with the Christmas pageant.c) The Herdmans go to church.d) Charlie tells Leroy about refreshments at Sunday school.e) The usual casting for the pageant is stated.

15. Which of the following events from the story happened last?Mother gets stuck with the Christmas pageant.

16. Chapter 3 Vocabulary sacrilegious - grossly irreverent toward what is or is held to be sacred, disrespectful, profane, blasphemous, improper, godless, sinful Alice's mother told the Ladies' Aid that it was sacrilegious to let Imogene Herdman be Mary. barge - to intrude or interrupt, especially rudely, break in, burst in, collide, infringe,� muscle in, push Some people said it wasn't fair for a whole family who didn't even go to our church to barge in and take over the pageant.

17. Mrs. Armstrong always said "----".a) It is better to give than receive.b) Jesus is the reason for the season.c) Christmas is the season for giving, not receiving.d) There are no small parts, only small actors.

18. Mrs. Armstrong always said "----".There are no small parts, only small actors.

19. The only person who volunteered to be Mary was -----. a) Imogeneb) Alicec) Albertad) Helen

20. The only person who volunteered to be Mary was -----. Imogene

21. Chapter 4 Vocabulary espoused - to take as spouse; to take to wife; to marry, betrothed,� engaged ". . . Joseph and Mary, his espoused wife, being great with child . . ." vengeance - with great violence or force, punishment, revenge, settling of scores, retaliation "Out of the black night with horrible vengeance, the Mighty Marvo---"

22. The Herdmans had never before ----.a) heard the Christmas storyb) eaten oatmeal cookiesc) heard of Jesusd) watched a play

23. The Herdmans had never before ----. heard the Christmas story

24. Chapter 5 Vocabulary villain - a wicked or evil person; a scoundrel, bad character, rogue "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 not Mary or Joseph. They picked out the right villain --that must mean something." hustle - to work or move energetically and rapidly, hurry up You got the feeling these Wise Men were going to hustle back to Herod as fast as they could an squeal on the baby, out of pure meanness.

25. Imogene went to the library to -----.a) look through the dirty booksb) learn more about Herodc) see pictures of Mary

26. Imogene went to the library to -----.learn more about Herod

27. Alice Wendleken began -----during rehearsals.a) crying because she wanted to be Maryb) pinching Imogenec) writing down all the wrong things the Herdmans did

28. Alice Wendleken began -----writing down all the wrong things the Herdmans did ------during rehearsals.

29. How did Imogene act out Mary?a) sweet and kindb) dreamy and out of this worldc) sort of quietd) loud and bossy

30. How did Imogene act out Mary?loud and bossy

31. Chapter 6 Vocabulary congregation - a group of people gathered for religious worship, worshippers And that's what we're going to do, just as if we were doing it for the whole congregation. milling - moving about or around, shuffling But by that time the kitchen was fuller of smoke than the ladies' room, because, while everybody was milling around in the street, all the applesauce cake burned up.

32. During the five-minute recess Imogene -----.a) took Alice's notebookb) stole cookies from the kitchenc) smoked in the bathroomd) told dirty jokes

33. During the five-minute recess Imogene -----.smoked in the bathroom

34. Why did Mrs. McCathy call the fire department?a) The applesauce cake was burning.b) Reverend Hopkins told her to.c) The stove caught on fire.d) The ladies room was thick with smoke.

35. Why did Mrs. McCathy call the fire department?The ladies room was thick with smoke.

36. Chapter 7 Vocabulary charitable - generous in giving money or other help to the needy, giving, accommodating My father was on the church charitable works committee --they give away food baskets at Christmas, and this was the Herdman's food-basket ham. confer - to meet in order to deliberate together or compare views, discuss, put heads together, have a conversation, consult While we sang "What Child Is This?" the Wise Men were supposed to confer among themselves and then leave by a different door, so everyone would understand that they were going home another way.

37. Why did everyone keep humming "O Little Town of Bethlehem"?a) No one could remember the words.b) Mary and Joseph didn't come in.c) It took a long time for the angel choir to get into place.

38. Why did everyone keep humming "O Little Town of Bethlehem"? Mary and Joseph didn't come in.

39. In the pageant what did the Wise Men bring as a gift to Jesus?a) myrrhb) frankincensec) goldd) ham

40. In the pageant what did the Wise Men bring as a gift to Jesus?  Ham Why? (Because that was the best gift they could think of giving!)

41. During "Silent Night" Imogene -----.a) started yellingb) leftc) started crying

42. During "Silent Night" Imogene -----.started crying

43. Which word best described the Christmas pageant?a) wonderfulb) okayc) usuald) disaster

44. Which word best described the Christmas pageant? wonderful