The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Ch. 6

What did Alice use on her face to make her eyes shine?

• lipgloss
• glitter 
• vaseline
• eyeshadow 

Why wouldn't Imogene take off her earrings?

• She had just gotten her ears pierced.
• She was afraid it would hurt too much.
• They were infected.
• She thought she looked like Mary with them on.

Why did Mrs. McCarthy call the fire department? (Look in the book if you aren't sure.)

• The applesauce cake was burning.
• There was smoke coming out of the ladies' bathroom.
• Reverend Hopkins told her to.
• The stove caught on fire.

What REALLY burned during the dress rehearsal?

• the church
• Alice's hair
• the applesauce cake 
• the bathroom

Who was DETERMINED that the pageant would go on?

• Reverend Hopkins 
• Mom 
• Father 
• Alice

How many times did the kids go through the WHOLE dress rehearsal all the way through?

• 0
• 1
• 2
• 3

What is the meaning of the highlighted word in the sentence? 
We are going to go through the whole pageant just as we are going to do it for the whole congregation.

• Christmas choir
• group of people watching an event 
• group of people singing in an event 
• children performers

On page 92, Reverend Hopkins said, "I can't make head or tail of it." 
What does this phrase mean?

• I can't make the coin flip to be heads and tails.
• I can't decide if it is the sheep's head or tail.
• I can't decide what to think.
• I can't afford it.

On pg. 93, the last line said that "Everyone came...to see what the Herdmans would do."
Why do you think she said that?

• Everyone wanted to watch the church burn down.
• Everyone knew the Herdmans would forget their lines.
• Everyone knew the Herdmans would do great performing.
• Everyone knew that the pageant was going to be a disaster.

Why did Hobie Carmichael NOT have a costume for the pageant?

• HIs dog chewed it up

• His father didn't have a bathrobe

• His mother forgot to pick it up from the cleaners