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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is used to describe the appearance of the bay on the girls' walk home from Boggins Heights?
(a) Turquoise.
(b) White.
(c) Gray.
(d) Blue.

2. Maddie and Peggy hope to reach what location by dark on their way to Boggins Heights?
(a) The shore of the bay.
(b) The bottom of the hill.
(c) The top of the hill.
(d) The edge of the forest.

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

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

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

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

7. What is the name of the hill down which Maddie and Peggy like to slide?
(a) Plank Hill.
(b) Nob Hill.
(c) Hops Hill.
(d) Barley Hill.

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

9. During what month do the events of "Up on Boggins Heights" take place?
(a) December.
(b) November.
(c) March.
(d) October.

10. What promise does Maddie make to herself at the end of the chapter entitled "Up On Boggins Heights"?
(a) She promises to speak up when she encounters injustice.
(b) She promises to befriend old man Svenson.
(c) She promises to find Wanda.
(d) She promises to break off her friendship with Peggy.

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

12. 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) Students with last names beginning with letters M through Z.
(c) The boys.
(d) The girls.

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

14. 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 stand up.
(c) They must remain seated at their desks.
(d) They must maintain some eye contact with the class as they read.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. What is NOT an action old man Svenson takes after he responds to the girls' question?

4. Maddie believes that she will "never have the courage to" (34) take what action?

5. In what type of seat does old man Svenson "customarily" (51) sit on his porch during each day?

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