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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. In what way is Wanda's rare smile described?
(a) Timid.
(b) Crooked.
(c) Wry.
(d) Waning.

2. What action does Jake take when Wanda tells him that he can go on ahead to school?
(a) He tells her to have a good day.
(b) He shrugs.
(c) He reminds her to straighten her socks.
(d) He threatens to tell their father.

3. Who is said to be "the most popular girl in school" (5)?
(a) Peggy.
(b) Maddie.
(c) Mabel.
(d) Wanda.

4. What color "toboggan cap" (23) does Wanda always wear?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Gray.
(d) Black.

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

Short Answer 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?

2. Next to which character is Maddie standing when Wanda gets the attention of Peggy?

3. In what row of the classroom do Peggy and Maddie sit?

4. During what month had the hundred dresses game been dreamed up by one of Maddie's friends?

5. Which character is described as being not quite "as poor as Wanda perhaps" (17)?

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