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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Some people in town claim that old man Svenson had once killed a man with what weapon?
(a) A sword.
(b) A vial of poison.
(c) A knife.
(d) A gun.

2. What kind of berries do Maddie and her hiking partner reportedly like to gather?
(a) Bayberries.
(b) Blackberries.
(c) Raspberries.
(d) Strawberries.

3. Maddie and Peggy are "among the first to" (44) take what action after the contest winners are announced?
(a) To reach the blackboard so they may view the drawings.
(b) To notice Wanda's absence.
(c) To choose cupcakes.
(d) To take one of the drawings off the wall.

4. Which members of the class in Room 13 are tasked with submitting designs for motorboats?
(a) The boys.
(b) Students with last names beginning with letters M through Z.
(c) Students with last names beginning with letters A through L.
(d) The girls.

5. Maddie's visions of defending Wanda are said to be ineffective for what reason?
(a) They never end well.
(b) They provide an unlimited number of opportunities for failure.
(c) They provide limited consolation.
(d) They are emotionally unsatisfying.

6. What method does Maddie use to destroy the note she had been writing to Peggy?
(a) She tears it to pieces.
(b) She burns it.
(c) She throws it in the bay.
(d) She cuts it up with scissors.

7. In what type of seat does old man Svenson "customarily" (51) sit on his porch during each day?
(a) A stool.
(b) A bench
(c) A crate.
(d) A chair.

8. What thought stops Maddie from writing a note to Peggy in the chapter entitled "The Contest"?
(a) The thought that she may get into trouble for tattling.
(b) The thought that she may be targeted next.
(c) The thought that Peggy may be moving away soon.
(d) The thought that Wanda may get hurt.

9. Which character mispronounces Wanda's last name in the chapter entitled "Up on Boggins Heights"?
(a) Maddie.
(b) Old man Svenson.
(c) Peggy.
(d) Miss Mason.

10. What does Maddie ultimately decide about Peggy's statement regarding who deserves the credit for Wanda's win?
(a) She decides that they can never know for sure.
(b) She accepts it as true.
(c) She sees some merit in it.
(d) She rejects it as untrue.

11. Maddie thinks to herself that which character "could not possibly do anything that was really wrong" (38)?
(a) Peggy.
(b) Peggy's mother.
(c) Cecile.
(d) Miss Mason.

12. Maddie believes that she will "never have the courage to" (34) take what action?
(a) To approach Wanda's father.
(b) To tell Peggy that they should stop bullying Wanda.
(c) To write a letter of apology to Wanda.
(d) To tell Miss Mason that Wanda has been bullied.

13. What is NOT an action old man Svenson takes after he responds to the girls' question?
(a) He shouts that the girls should never return.
(b) He walks up the hill.
(c) He mutters to himself.
(d) He scratches his head.

14. What verb does the letter writer in "The Hundred Dresses" chapter use to describe the racial slurs that have been used against the family during their time in town?
(a) Holler.
(b) Think.
(c) Whisper.
(d) Yell.

15. Both Wanda's former house and her one blue dress are described as "shabby but" (51) what?
(a) Clean.
(b) Chic.
(c) Homey.
(d) Well-loved.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what objects had Maddie's mother tried to disguise the second-hand nature of Maddie's dress?

2. The narrator states at the end of the chapter entitled "The Contest" that "by the time" what kind of lesson begins, Maddie has "forgotten all about" (38) Wanda?

3. Maddie and Peggy hope to reach what location by dark on their way to Boggins Heights?

4. What is NOT one of the three things Maddie would like to tell Wanda on behalf of herself and Peggy if there is still time to do so?

5. In what manner does Maddie destroy the note she had been writing to Peggy?

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