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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who first notices that one drawing of a blue dress has details that correspond to Wanda's prior explanations to the other girls in the class?
(a) Peggy.
(b) Cecile.
(c) Maddie.
(d) Sally.

3. 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 groan.
(b) They stop.
(c) They shout.
(d) They gasp.

4. 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.

5. 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?
(a) They are sorry for their cruelty.
(b) They think she is smart.
(c) Her 100 dresses are beautiful.
(d) She won the drawing contest.

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

7. In what way is Maddie's hair described in the chapter entitled "The Contest"?
(a) Short and blond.
(b) Short and auburn.
(c) Short and dark brown.
(d) Long and blond.

8. Just before Maddie destroys the note she is writing to Peggy, Maddie thinks about the possibility that which character may point out the second-hand nature of Maddie's dress?
(a) Peggy.
(b) Wanda.
(c) Miss Mason.
(d) Cecile.

9. On what type of material had Wanda sketched designs for her 100 entries into the drawing contest?
(a) Tissue paper.
(b) Cardboard.
(c) Wrapping paper.
(d) Newsprint.

10. What color is the Petronskis' former home on Boggins Heights?
(a) Blue.
(b) White.
(c) Brown.
(d) Gray.

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) Wanda.
(b) Wanda's father.
(c) Wanda's mother.
(d) Jake.

12. During what time of day do Maddie and Peggy start walking to Boggins Heights?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Afternoon.
(c) Morning.
(d) Evening.

13. Maddie worries that guilt about her own role in Wanda's torment will keep her from enjoying future hikes with which character?
(a) Miss Mason.
(b) Peggy.
(c) Jack.
(d) Cecile.

14. With what objects had Maddie's mother tried to disguise the second-hand nature of Maddie's dress?
(a) Trimmings.
(b) Patches.
(c) Darts.
(d) Galvanized thread and a needle.

15. 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 rejects it as untrue.
(c) She accepts it as true.
(d) She sees some merit in it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much text must each child read aloud to the class when the time has come to do so?

2. What element of her life does Maddie decide that she would risk in order to keep her promise to herself?

3. The dress Maddie wears on the day depicted in "The Contest" had previously belonged to which character?

4. What method does Maddie use to destroy the note she had been writing to Peggy?

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

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