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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, where are Celeste and Perry and the boys spending Christmas?

2. What is the view from Mrs. Ponder's sewing room?

3. What is Mrs. Ponder watching at the beginning of Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 34, what does Madeline decide she will make Ed in the morning as an apology?

5. In Chapter 24, what color does Madeline spray Chloe's hair?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 14, how does Madeline remember meeting Celeste?

2. In Chapter 28, why does Madeline tell Abigail that she can take her four-poster bed?

3. Why does Madeline think there should be a law that ex-husbands had to live in different suburbs in Chapter 24?

4. In Chapter 40, what is going around the school, and who started it?

5. What does Celeste remember about the first time that Perry hit her?

6. In Chapter 15, what is Madeline wearing when Jane and Ziggy come over?

7. In Chapter 33, what does the counselor tell Celeste?

8. Why does the principal, Mrs. Lipmann, ask Jane to meet with her in Chapter 36?

9. Why does Madeline struggle with Abigail's weekend visits in Chapter 37?

10. Why are the kindergarten boys made to line up after orientation in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jane works hard to fit in in the community and the school. How does Jane attempt to fit in, how successfully does she fit in? What does that reveal about social status?

Essay Topic 2

When Jane’s character is introduced, she dresses plainly and does not have many friends. How and why does Jane’s character and appearance change as she makes friends with Madeline and Celeste?

Essay Topic 3

Madeline gets tickets to a Disney on Ice show. How is Madeline’s decision to get the tickets and share them with other kindergarten parents an action of revenge? Why does Madeline feel that she needs to get even with Renata?

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