BCPE - Chapter 3

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
• Alberta
• Alice
• Helen

 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:

• Christmas Pageant Rehersals
• The Herdmans Take Over the Pageant
• Imogene Is Mary
• Mom Rules the Pageant 

Mother decided that she would _____________.

• sit the Herdmans in the front pew away from the other children
• ignore anything the Herdmans did that didn't cause blood
• arrange for several ladies to guard the Herdmans to make sure they behaved
  

The Herdmans had never before_________.

• heard the Christmas story
• eaten oatmeal cookies
• watched a play
  

Gladys slept in a _______ when she was a baby.

• cardboard box
• bureau drawer
• laundry basket
• trash can
  

What were swaddling clothes?

• wadded up material that was placed under a baby like a pillow
• material stuffed with feathers to keep the baby warm
• very tightly wrapped pieces of material so the baby couldn't move around