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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On what day of the week does the narrative begin?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Friday.

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

4. What color had Cecile's new items of clothing been on the day when the hundred dresses game began?
(a) Blue.
(b) White.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

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

6. What action do the girls always take just after they finish playing the dresses game with Wanda and "let her go" (12)?
(a) They run away.
(b) They laugh.
(c) They smirk.
(d) They look at each other guiltily.

7. The hundred dresses game had begun on the day when Cecile wore a new article of what type of clothing to school?
(a) Shoes.
(b) A scarf.
(c) A dress.
(d) A jacket.

8. 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.

9. Wanda is said to enjoy watching the little girls play what game in the school yard?
(a) Marbles.
(b) Hopscotch.
(c) Double Dutch.
(d) Tiddlywinks.

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

11. What body of water lies at the end of the street on which the girls had gathered around to admire Cecile's new clothing?
(a) A reservoir.
(b) A bay.
(c) A brook.
(d) A lake.

12. What had Peggy and Maddie been doing as they walked to school with their arms around one another the morning of the dresses game's invention?
(a) Skipping.
(b) Arguing.
(c) Singing.
(d) Laughing.

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

14. The girls' first emotional response to hearing Wanda's claim quickly turns into what emotion instead?
(a) Excitement.
(b) Scorn.
(c) Disinterest.
(d) Suspicion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is said to be "the most popular girl in school" (5)?

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

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

4. In which classroom is the narrative set?

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

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