Chapter 4

Front

Mother decided that she would ----.

Back

arrange for several ladies to guard the Herdmans to make sure they behaved

Front

The Herdmans had never before ----.

Back

heard the Christmas story

Front

How did the Herdmans behave as Mother told the Christmas story?

Back

Their eyes were glued to Mother and taking in every word.

Front

Gladys slept in ---- when she was a baby.

Back

the bureau drawer

Front

Swaddling clothes were ----.

Back

very tightly wrapped pieces of material so the baby couldn't move around

Front

The Herdmans were really interested in the part of the Christmas story about ----.

Back

the wise men

Front

The Herdmans called the Wise Men ----.

Back

a bunch of dirty spies

Front

The main idea of Chapter 4 is ----.

Back

the Herdmans learn about the Christmas story

Front

Which of the following statements from Chapter 4 is an opinion? Options: Then we came to King Herod, and the Herdmans never heard of him either, so Mother had to explain that it was Herod who sent the Wise Men to find the baby Jesus. The Herdmans wanted to know all about Herod ---what he looked like, and how rich he was, and whether he fought wars with people. "We don't show Herod in our pageant," Mother said. "Was it him that sent the crummy presents?" Ollie wanted to know, and Mother said it was worse than that - he planned to have the baby Jesus put to death.

Back

"We don't show Herod in our pageant," Mother said.