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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) Jake.
(d) Her father.

4. What expression was Wanda wearing as she slowly approached the group of girls gathered around Cecile?
(a) A fearful expression.
(b) A blank expression.
(c) A smile.
(d) A frown.

5. 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.

6. Who is the ringleader of the group that bullies Wanda?
(a) Maddie.
(b) Claire.
(c) Peggy.
(d) Cecile.

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

8. What is the only object Maddie can see when she looks toward a particular area of the room?
(a) Peggy's smile.
(b) Wanda's desk.
(c) Miss Mason's frown.
(d) Peggy's frown.

9. 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 lake.
(d) A brook.

10. 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?
(a) A bottle cap.
(b) A piece of broken mirror.
(c) A snowman.
(d) A pair of roller skates.

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

12. The sun shining on the body of water at the end of Maple Street had turned the water from blue to what color?
(a) Vermilion.
(b) Violet.
(c) Silver.
(d) White.

13. What is NOT a quality shared by the students, other than Wanda, who sit in her section of the classroom?
(a) They have muddy shoes.
(b) They are boys.
(c) They are loud.
(d) They are poor.

14. Jake had told Wanda that he had to get to school in order to complete what two tasks?
(a) Sweep the cafeteria and prepare students' lunches for later in the day.
(b) Open the doors and ring the bell.
(c) Scrub the blackboards and empty the wastepaper baskets.
(d) Open the doors and sweep the floors.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color "toboggan cap" (23) does Wanda always wear?

2. With whom does old man Svenson live?

3. Initially, what fear inspires Maddie to become apprehensive about the dresses game?

4. With what emotion do the other girls view Wanda's claim at first?

5. Which student do Peggy and Maddie find missing when they arrive late to class in "The Dresses Game" (8)?

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