Chapter 3 Pages 25 - 37
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
Mrs. Armstrong tried to -----.
- change the main actors each year
- get out of bed and go to rehearsals
- run the Christmas pageant from her hospital bed
Mrs. Armstrong always said "----".
- It is better to give than receive.
- Jesus is the reason for the season.
- Christmas is the season for giving, not receiving.
- There are no small parts, only small actors.
Mother got off the phone ----.
- when the pork chops started burning
- by saying there was someone at the door
- when Imogene fell and started screaming
The plan was to have a total of ---- rehearsals.
- 7
- 10
- 2
- 5
The only person who volunteered to be Mary was -----.
- Imogene
- Alice
- Alberta
- Helen
How did Elmer feel about being Joseph?
- He loved being Joseph.
- He thought he was too big for a part in the pageant.
- He wanted to be Joseph every year.
All the lead parts in the play were ---.
- given to the usual children
- given to a Herdman
- given to the members of Armstrong family
Imogene threatened to -----.
- put pussy willows in Alice's ears
- put bugs in Alice's lunch
- tell the teacher Alice was cheating
Mother decided to -----.
- quit directing the pageant and get the Women's Society to run the Christmas pageant
- make this the best Christmas pageant ever
- not get stressed out over the Herdmans
A good title for Chapter 3 could be:
- Sunday School Dreams
- Herdmans Rule the Pageant
- Rehearsal Fun
- Leroy's Magic