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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object does Peggy immediately notice when she steps into the Petronskis' former home?
(a) The closet.
(b) The chandelier.
(c) The teapot.
(d) The chill in the air.

2. How much text must each child read aloud to the class when the time has come to do so?
(a) A sentence.
(b) A paragraph.
(c) A chapter.
(d) A page.

3. Which party is NOT mentioned among Maddie's list of people who may provide answers about Wanda's whereabouts?
(a) Old man Svenson.
(b) The post office.
(c) Miss Mason.
(d) The school janitor with whom Jake had worked.

4. Which character's mother is hemming her daughter's dress in the illustration at the beginning of "The Contest"?
(a) Maddie.
(b) Peggy.
(c) Cecile.
(d) Wanda.

5. What object are Maddie and Peggy still carrying when they briefly enter the Petronskis' former home?
(a) A wrapped gift.
(b) A cat.
(c) A medal.
(d) An umbrella.

6. In what way do the children in Room 13 demonstrate their appreciation for Wanda's drawings?
(a) They give the drawings a round of applause.
(b) They ask Miss Mason to write a letter to Wanda on their behalf.
(c) They send one of Wanda's drawings to a museum.
(d) They snap.

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

8. When the students in Room 13 see the many contest entries lining the walls of the classroom, they take what action before whistling or murmuring "admiringly" (40)?
(a) They shout.
(b) They groan.
(c) They gasp.
(d) They stop.

9. Which character is expected by other members of the class to earn a medal in the drawing contest for Room 13?
(a) Peggy.
(b) Maddie.
(c) Cecile.
(d) Wanda.

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

11. On the day of the contest's end, "the monitor from the principal's office" (45) brings a letter addressed to Miss Mason from which character?
(a) Jake.
(b) Wanda's father.
(c) Wanda's mother.
(d) Wanda.

12. What action must students take when it is their turn to participate in oral reading?
(a) They must go to the front of the room.
(b) They must remain seated at their desks.
(c) They must stand up.
(d) They must maintain some eye contact with the class as they read.

13. 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?
(a) Geography.
(b) History.
(c) Arithmetic.
(d) Science.

14. Everything about old man Svenson is said to be some shade of what color?
(a) Orange.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Gray.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By what name does Maddie often call her best friend Peggy?

2. The letter that arrives for Miss Mason states that the writer's family is moving to what type of location?

3. The writer of the letter to Miss Mason that arrives on the day of the contest states that there will be "plenty of" (45) what in the family's next community?

4. What color is the Petronskis' former home on Boggins Heights?

5. Which character is the first to suggest taking a trip to Wanda's old house on Boggins Heights?

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