Characters
Comprehension 1
Comprehension 2
Comprehension 3
Comprehension 4
100
Who is the meanest Herdman of them all?
Gladys
100
Why did the Herdmans go to church?
They thought they would get dessert
100
Who had the only speaking part in the pageant?
Gladys
100
Where did Mrs. Herdman work?
At the shoe factory
100
What did Charlie say was the best think about Sunday school?
there were no Herdmans at Sunday school
200
What does Imogene unexpectedly do during the pageant?
she becomes overwhelmed by the Christmas story and cries.
200
Why did Alice not volunteer to be Mary?
Imogene threatened her
200
How did Gladys say her only line in the pageant?
Loudly, yelling at the audience
200
What did Claude Herdman bring to show and tell?
Their one-eyed cat
200
Which character from the Christmas story were the Herdmans most interested in learning about?
King Herod
300
Who broke her leg and couldn't direct the Christmas pageant
Mrs. Armstrong
300
Why didn't the Herdmans know about the Christmas story?
They didn't go to church.
300
At the end of the pageant, what did everybody agree?
It was the best Christmas pageant ever.
300
Which of the Herdmans was always able to find out secrets about everyone?
Imogene
300
Who is the author of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever?
Barbara Robinson
400
Who usually played Mary in the Christmas pageant
Alice Wendleken
400
What was Alice writing down during the rehearsals?
All the awful things the Herdmans did
400
The Herdmans stole a car and spray painted houses. TRUE OR FALSE
FALSE
400
What did Imogene do when the collection plate was passed to her during church?
She took money out of it
400
What did Imogene offer to steal for the Christmas pageant?
A baby from in front of the supermarket to be baby Jesus
500
Who called the fire department when she saw smoke in the ladies restroom
Mrs. McCarthy
500
How did Imogene act toward the baby Jesus? protective, scared, or sad
protective
500
What do the Herdmans do to get into the movies and get popcorn?
One or two of them start a fight so the others can sneak in.
500
How did the fire start in the Shoemaker's tool house?
the Herdmans were playing with a chemistry set that they had stolen.
500
What happened to the applesauce cake during the dress rehearsal?
It burned
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