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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who claims that Wanda has 100 dresses hanging in her closet at home?
(a) Peggy.
(b) Maddie.
(c) Old man Svenson.
(d) Wanda.

2. Wanda generally leans against what type of structure as she waits in a sunny spot for the school bell to ring?
(a) A slide.
(b) A mailbox.
(c) A fire hydrant.
(d) A brick wall.

3. On what day of the week do Peggy and Maddie notice that Wanda has not been in class for a few days?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Wednesday.

4. From what country had Wanda's family originally hailed?
(a) Germany.
(b) Poland.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Egypt.

5. Which student is the one to create the dresses game?
(a) Jack.
(b) Maddie.
(c) Peggy.
(d) Hope.

6. The teacher of the class at the center of the narrative begins each day by having the students take what action?
(a) Singing patriotic songs.
(b) Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
(c) Reciting the Gettysburg Address.
(d) Reading from the Bible.

7. What color is the faded dress that Wanda wears to school every day?
(a) Pink.
(b) Gray.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

8. Who is Mr. Heany?
(a) The music teacher.
(b) The school janitor.
(c) The counselor.
(d) The school principal.

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

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

11. With whom had Wanda been walking to school on the day when the hundred dresses game had been invented?
(a) Cecile.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Jake.

12. What word does Peggy say to Wanda when she wants Wanda to repeat herself?
(a) Sorry.
(b) Huh.
(c) Again.
(d) What.

13. Which student does the narrator sarcastically blame for the tardiness of Peggy and Maddie on a particular day?
(a) Jack.
(b) Jake.
(c) Wanda.
(d) Old man Svenson.

14. When Peggy asks Wanda the questions associated with the dresses game, she does so using what kind of voice?
(a) Mock interested.
(b) Mock reverent.
(c) Mock impressed.
(d) Mock polite.

15. How often does the ringleader of the bullies look for and torment Wanda once the hundred dresses game begins?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Every day.
(d) Twice a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. The children in town are said to take what action whenever they pass by "old man Svenson's yellow house" (8)?

2. Peggy and Maddie are said to have been "greeted" (21) in what way as they approached the group of girls on Maple Street?

3. With what object had Maddie been playing when Wanda came walking along with her brother Jake as the rest of the girls were admiring Cecile's new clothing?

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

5. Jake had told Wanda that he had to get to school in order to complete what two tasks?

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