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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nancy say all 14-year-old boys are interested in?
(a) Cars.
(b) Pictures of naked girls and dirty books.
(c) Video games.
(d) Playing tricks on their friends.

2. How long does Sylvia stay?
(a) She leaves the next morning.
(b) She leaves later that day.
(c) A week.
(d) A month.

3. What does grandmother make for Margaret?
(a) Purses.
(b) Sandwiches.
(c) Cookies.
(d) Sweaters.

4. What does Barbara Simon think will happen to Margaret from not wearing socks?
(a) Her feet will smell bad.
(b) She will feel self-conscious.
(c) She will get blisters.
(d) Her classmates will make fun of her.

5. What student does Mr. Benedict use to demonstrate square dancing with?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Nancy.
(c) Janie.
(d) Laura Danker.

6. Why does Margaret choose Jay Hassler for the Boy Book?
(a) She gets along with him.
(b) He is the only boy no one else likes.
(c) He has nice brown eyes and clean fingernails.
(d) He makes all the girls laugh.

7. Who does Margaret mistake as her teacher?
(a) The principal.
(b) A parent.
(c) A tall girl.
(d) The school nurse.

8. Why doesn't Margaret's family move to Connecticut?
(a) It is too cold.
(b) It is inconvenient.
(c) It is too social.
(d) It is too expensive.

9. What did Sylvia do at temple that surprised Margaret?
(a) Chewed gum.
(b) Socialized with a group of friends.
(c) Recited in Hebrew.
(d) Introduced Margaret to the rabbi.

10. What do the girls sit in a circle to look at in Margaret's bedroom?
(a) An anatomy book.
(b) A picture of Margaret and her crush from camp.
(c) A box of Teenage Softies.
(d) Some of Mrs. Simon's old jewelry.

11. What does Sylvia think Margaret needs for her new room?
(a) New bedspreads and curtains.
(b) A reading lamp.
(c) A new desk.
(d) Art for the walls.

12. Why is Mrs. Simon nervous as she drives on the highway?
(a) She just started driving since her move to New Jersey.
(b) She sees a bad accident on the side of the road.
(c) Margaret is about to tell her a secret.
(d) Margaret is going to New York by herself.

13. When does Margaret's family move to New Jersey?
(a) Christmas Eve.
(b) The Tuesday before Labor Day.
(c) President's Day.
(d) Labor Day weekend.

14. Why does Margaret ride in a police car?
(a) Her uncle is a police officer.
(b) She gets caught shoplifting.
(c) It is dark, and she needs a ride home.
(d) No one can stay at home with her.

15. Why is Nancy a wreck at the dance?
(a) She has a stain on her dress.
(b) Her mom is a chaperone.
(c) She is nervous about dancing with a boy.
(d) She has the flu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sylvia say every time she bites into a pickle?

2. What has Sylvia told Margaret she will receive when she dies?

3. What holiday does Margaret observe in Chapter 8?

4. What do the boys do in gym while the girls learn about posture from Miss Abbott?

5. Why can't Nancy meet on Fridays?

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