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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 no one had ever seen Wanda taking what action?
(a) Reading.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Smiling.
(d) Talking.

2. What name is NOT mentioned among those that are both normal and "easy to say" (9)?
(a) Allen.
(b) Smith.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Bounce.

3. During what month had the hundred dresses game been dreamed up by one of Maddie's friends?
(a) September.
(b) November.
(c) December.
(d) October.

4. What is Wanda's last name?
(a) Petronski.
(b) Schaffer.
(c) Lazar.
(d) Juarez.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The teacher of the class at the center of the narrative begins each day by having the students take what action?

2. What sound could be heard just after Peggy's announcement of Wanda's comment to the rest of the group?

3. From what material was the "curbstone" (21) Maddie sat upon made?

4. What is the name of the student who is chronically late to class?

5. What body of water lies at the end of the street on which the girls had gathered around to admire Cecile's new clothing?

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