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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Contest" and "The Hundred Dresses".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helps Mr. Heany with odd jobs before school each day?
(a) Willie.
(b) Wanda.
(c) Jake.
(d) Jack.

2. With what objects had Maddie's mother tried to disguise the second-hand nature of Maddie's dress?
(a) Galvanized thread and a needle.
(b) Trimmings.
(c) Darts.
(d) Patches.

3. Who first notices that one drawing of a blue dress has details that correspond to Wanda's prior explanations to the other girls in the class?
(a) Maddie.
(b) Peggy.
(c) Cecile.
(d) Sally.

4. Who is said to have likely procured the cap that Wanda usually wears?
(a) Her brother Jake.
(b) Her father.
(c) Wanda.
(d) Her late mother.

5. In what row of the classroom do Peggy and Maddie sit?
(a) The first.
(b) The last.
(c) The third.
(d) The second.

Short Answer Questions

1. What quality does Wanda's lone dress always exhibit?

2. Which character's mother is hemming her daughter's dress in the illustration at the beginning of "The Contest"?

3. When the students in Room 13 see the many contest entries lining the walls of the classroom, they take what action before whistling or murmuring "admiringly" (40)?

4. Who sits directly behind Wanda in the classroom?

5. The girls who wait for Wanda on Oliver Street and elsewhere engage in what kind of activity once Wanda appears?

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