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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Maddie cannot sleep on the night just after her visit to the Petronskis' former home, what action does she take?
(a) She sits up in bed.
(b) She drinks warm milk.
(c) She gets an extra blanket from the closet.
(d) She tells her mother.

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

3. By what name does Maddie often call her best friend Peggy?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Peg.
(d) Marge.

4. What word is used to describe the length of time it takes Wanda to read a certain amount of text during oral reading?
(a) Endless.
(b) Molasses.
(c) Lightning.
(d) Forever.

5. In what vice does old man Svenson indulge, according to the narrator?
(a) He chews tobacco.
(b) He dates several different women.
(c) He drinks alcohol.
(d) He gambles.

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

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

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

9. On the day of the contest, Maddie and Peggy decide not to wait for Wanda on which street?
(a) Oliver.
(b) Cape.
(c) Elm.
(d) Chestnut.

10. What kind of pet does old man Svenson reportedly own?
(a) A bird.
(b) A rat.
(c) A dog.
(d) A cat.

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

12. What adjective is used to describe old man Svenson's response to the girls' query about the Petronskis?
(a) Gruff.
(b) Unintelligible.
(c) Nonsensical.
(d) Loud.

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) Science.
(b) History.
(c) Geography.
(d) Arithmetic.

14. 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 sees some merit in it.
(d) She accepts it as true.

15. To whom does Peggy give the credit for Wanda's triumph in the drawing contest?
(a) To herself.
(b) To Maddie.
(c) To Wanda.
(d) To Miss Mason.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what month do the events of "Up on Boggins Heights" take place?

2. Which character is expected by other members of the class to earn a medal in the drawing contest for Room 13?

3. The contest at the center of the narrative is said to be "a drawing and" what "contest" (38)?

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

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

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