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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What kind of a dancer is Cecile?
(a) Modern.
(b) Tap.
(c) Ballet.
(d) Ballroom.

4. In what row of the classroom do Peggy and Maddie sit?
(a) The last.
(b) The third.
(c) The second.
(d) The first.

5. 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 brother Jake.
(c) Her maternal grandparents and her brother Jake.
(d) Her father and her mother and her brother Jake.

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

7. What quality does Wanda's lone dress always exhibit?
(a) It is too short.
(b) It is torn.
(c) It is wrinkled.
(d) It is dirty.

8. Initially, what fear inspires Maddie to become apprehensive about the dresses game?
(a) The fear of getting detention.
(b) The fear of her parents finding out.
(c) The fear that she will be targeted herself.
(d) The fear of Wanda turning violent.

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

10. 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 dress.
(c) A scarf.
(d) A jacket.

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 brook.
(b) A lake.
(c) A bay.
(d) A reservoir.

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

13. The girls who wait for Wanda on Oliver Street and elsewhere engage in what kind of activity once Wanda appears?
(a) They bully her.
(b) They turn their backs on her.
(c) They pretend to like her.
(d) They hit her.

14. Next to which character is Maddie standing when Wanda gets the attention of Peggy?
(a) Jake.
(b) Cecile.
(c) Wanda.
(d) Peggy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Wanda is said to enjoy watching the little girls play what game in the school yard?

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. How does Wanda get Peggy's attention before whispering something to her?

5. The girls in the group of bullies are said to take what action in relation to Wanda, besides during their short periods of torment?

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