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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Wanda get Peggy's attention before whispering something to her?
(a) She tugs on Peggy's sleeve.
(b) She tugs on Peggy's purse.
(c) She touches Peggy's arm.
(d) She waves her hand in front of Peggy's face.

3. Which character begins to be bothered by the dresses game?
(a) Mr. Mason.
(b) Maddie.
(c) Mrs. Mason.
(d) Peggy.

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

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

6. In what neighborhood does Wanda live?
(a) Boggins Heights.
(b) Sloggins Heights.
(c) Foggins Heights.
(d) Hoggins Heights.

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

8. Who sits directly behind Wanda in the classroom?
(a) Jack.
(b) Peggy.
(c) Maddie.
(d) Bill.

9. From what material was the "curbstone" (21) Maddie sat upon made?
(a) Iron.
(b) Granite.
(c) Marble.
(d) Cement.

10. The narrator states that though Wanda does not have any friends, "a lot of girls" (9) wait for her under what kind of trees on Oliver Street?
(a) Oak.
(b) Maple.
(c) Willow.
(d) Elm.

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

12. 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 threatens to tell their father.
(c) He shrugs.
(d) He tells her to have a good day.

13. 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) Singing patriotic songs.
(d) Reading from the Bible.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which student is the one to create the dresses game?

2. What is NOT a quality shared by the students, other than Wanda, who sit in her section of the classroom?

3. On what day of the week do Peggy and Maddie notice that Wanda has not been in class for a few days?

4. The structure against which Wanda usually leans as she waits for the bell to ring is covered with what?

5. What expression was Wanda wearing as she slowly approached the group of girls gathered around Cecile?

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