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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Herb Simon say about Christmas?
(a) It is his favorite holiday.
(b) It is too commercial.
(c) It is a traditional American custom.
(d) It is not his cup of tea.

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

4. On her first class assignment, what does Margaret say about male teachers?
(a) They are usually more strict than female teachers.
(b) They are her favorite.
(c) They intimidate her.
(d) They are the opposite of female teachers.

5. What does Mr. Benedict do after the students disrupt the class with bird sounds?
(a) He calls in the principal.
(b) He cries.
(c) He yells at them.
(d) He rearranges the desks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Barbara Simon say will lead to a good figure later?

2. Gretchen confesses that she wrote on her assignment that male teachers are _____.

3. Where is Margaret's new home?

4. What does Margaret do on Labor Day morning?

5. What does Margaret tell her mom about her new teacher?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Margaret feel uncomfortable in Nancy's room?

2. Compare Grandma Sylvia's response to Margaret's interest in temple to Mrs. Simon's response.

3. Why do none of the boys at the Thanksgiving square dance want to dance with Laura Danker?

4. Why isn't Margaret afraid to answer the door?

5. Describe Margaret's new neighborhood.

6. How does Barbara Simon try to show that she understands Margaret?

7. Why does Margaret think the tall girl must be new to Delano Elementary School?

8. Why does Margaret think her grandmother won't visit her in New Jersey?

9. Describe Margaret's new teacher.

10. How do Margaret's parents react when they find out Grandma Sylvia is visiting?

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