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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Letter to Room 13".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Peggy and Maddie are said to have been "greeted" (21) in what way as they approached the group of girls on Maple Street?
(a) Warmly.
(b) Pithily.
(c) Dismissively.
(d) Reluctantly.

2. Some people in town claim that old man Svenson had once killed a man with what weapon?
(a) A knife.
(b) A sword.
(c) A vial of poison.
(d) A gun.

3. Which party is NOT mentioned among Maddie's list of people who may provide answers about Wanda's whereabouts?
(a) Miss Mason.
(b) The post office.
(c) Old man Svenson.
(d) The school janitor with whom Jake had worked.

4. What color are Maddie's eyes?
(a) Hazel.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blue.

5. In which classroom is the narrative set?
(a) Room 13.
(b) Room 32.
(c) Room 11.
(d) Room 237.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what vice does old man Svenson indulge, according to the narrator?

2. What action does Jake take when Wanda tells him that he can go on ahead to school?

3. When days pass and no letter arrives from Wanda, Maddie thinks about which gesture of Wanda's that she associates with Wanda's pain?

4. How much text must each child read aloud to the class when the time has come to do so?

5. On what type of material had Wanda sketched designs for her 100 entries into the drawing contest?

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