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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "A Bright Blue Day".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states that though Wanda does not have any friends, "a lot of girls" (9) wait for her under what kind of trees on Oliver Street?
(a) Oak.
(b) Maple.
(c) Willow.
(d) Elm.

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

3. The girls who wait for Wanda on Oliver Street and elsewhere engage in what kind of activity once Wanda appears?
(a) They bully her.
(b) They pretend to like her.
(c) They turn their backs on her.
(d) They hit her.

4. What was NOT among the comments made by the various girls admiring Cecile's new outfit?
(a) One girl said that she had just gotten a new dress for dancing school.
(b) One girl said that she planned to force her mother to buy her an outfit like Cecile's.
(c) One girl said that her father had just been laid off, so she had not been able to buy a new dress for the school year.
(d) One girl said that her mother had just bought her a dress made of one of the Stuart plaids.

5. The children in town are said to take what action whenever they pass by "old man Svenson's yellow house" (8)?
(a) They hold their breath.
(b) They whistle.
(c) They throw rocks.
(d) They cross their fingers and toes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only object Maddie can see when she looks toward a particular area of the room?

2. Wanda generally leans against what type of structure as she waits in a sunny spot for the school bell to ring?

3. What name is NOT mentioned among those that are both normal and "easy to say" (9)?

4. Who sits directly behind Wanda in the classroom?

5. Who is the ringleader of the group that bullies Wanda?

(see the answer key)

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