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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. What sound could be heard just after Peggy's announcement of Wanda's comment to the rest of the group?
(a) Laughter.
(b) Police sirens.
(c) Silence.
(d) Groans.

2. Which character's mother is hemming her daughter's dress in the illustration at the beginning of "The Contest"?
(a) Wanda.
(b) Cecile.
(c) Maddie.
(d) Peggy.

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

4. Who helps Mr. Heany with odd jobs before school each day?
(a) Jack.
(b) Willie.
(c) Wanda.
(d) Jake.

5. What hair length does Maddie notice that she shares with the girl in the drawing of the green dress?
(a) Short.
(b) Long.
(c) Worn in layers.
(d) Medium length.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What action do the girls always take just after they finish playing the dresses game with Wanda and "let her go" (12)?

3. Who presents a ballet performance to the students at the celebration in Room 13?

4. What action must students take when it is their turn to participate in oral reading?

5. On what day of the week do Peggy and Maddie spend time writing a letter to Wanda in the book's final chapter?

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