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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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) Maddie.
(b) Peggy.
(c) Cecile.
(d) Sally.

6. What class occurs during the first period of the day, just after the contest winners have been announced?
(a) Geography.
(b) Biology.
(c) Study hall.
(d) Arithmetic.

7. Miss Mason tells the class that while Wanda had drawn 100 dresses for the contest, most girls had submitted how many drawings?
(a) 1 or 2.
(b) 9 or 10.
(c) 5 or 6.
(d) 0 or 1.

8. What items in Wanda's former yard are described as looking like "thin wet kittens" (51)?
(a) Palm fronds.
(b) Wisps of grass.
(c) Croquet wickets.
(d) Fence posts.

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

10. 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) Wanda.
(b) Miss Mason.
(c) Cecile.
(d) Peggy.

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

12. The letter that arrives for Miss Mason states that the writer's family is moving to what type of location?
(a) A Canadian city.
(b) A big city.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A European city.

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

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

15. What is the weather like on the day when the winners of the drawing contest are announced?
(a) It is drizzling.
(b) It is foggy.
(c) It is sunny.
(d) It is windy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What action must students take when it is their turn to participate in oral reading?

3. Which character mispronounces Wanda's last name in the chapter entitled "Up on Boggins Heights"?

4. Which party is NOT mentioned among Maddie's list of people who may provide answers about Wanda's whereabouts?

5. What object does Peggy immediately notice when she steps into the Petronskis' former home?

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