Chapter 7

On the night of the pageant, Mother forgot to ------.

• get the sheet music

• cook supper

• get the costumes

• pick up the script

Why did everyone keep humming "O Little Town of Bethlehem?"

• No one could remember the words.

• Mary and Joseph didn't come in.

• It took a long time for the angel choir to get into place.

Imogene --- baby Jesus before putting him in the manager.

• burped

• changed the diaper on

• fed

In the pageant, the Wise Men brought ----- as a gift to Jesus.

• myrrh

• frankincense

• gold

• ham

During "Silent Night," Imogene ------.

• started yelling

• left

• started crying

Imogene asked for ----.

• the ham back

• a picture of Mary

• candy

• Bibles

Who didn't think the church pageant was special?

• Father

• Ollie

• Imogene

• Mrs. Wendleken

Which word best described the Christmas pageant?

• wonderful

• okay

• usual

• disaster

Read this passage from Chapter 7. They couldn't have been very neat and tidy either, but more like this Mary and Joseph. (Imogene's veil was cockeyed as usual, and Ralph's hair stuck out all around his ears.) The word cockeyed most likely means ----.

• sparkling

• spotless

• tilted to one side

• beautiful

What do you think was the author's purpose in writing this story?

• persuade - to persuade children to participate in Christmas pageants

• describe - to describe what a Christmas pageant looks like

• explain - to explain why it is better to give than to receive

• entertain - to entertain with a funny story