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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. What is the name of the student who is chronically late to class?
(a) Nick.
(b) Bill.
(c) Ned.
(d) Jack.

2. What is the name of the classroom teacher featured within the narrative?
(a) Mrs. Mason.
(b) Miss Mason.
(c) Mr. Mason.
(d) Dr. Mason.

3. Which character is described as being not quite "as poor as Wanda perhaps" (17)?
(a) Peggy.
(b) Mabel.
(c) Maddie.
(d) Jack.

4. With whom does Wanda live in a small frame house not far beyond the home of old man Svenson?
(a) Her father and her mother and her brother Jake.
(b) Her father and her brother Jake.
(c) Her brother Jake.
(d) Her maternal grandparents and her brother Jake.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is said to have likely procured the cap that Wanda usually wears?

2. Who sits directly behind Wanda in the classroom?

3. Which student does the narrator sarcastically blame for the tardiness of Peggy and Maddie on a particular day?

4. The structure against which Wanda usually leans as she waits for the bell to ring is covered with what?

5. The sun shining on the body of water at the end of Maple Street had turned the water from blue to what color?

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