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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Arithmetic.
(c) History.
(d) Science.

3. What do Peggy and Maddie see on the front porch of the Petronskis' former house when they reach Boggins Heights?
(a) A cat.
(b) A wrapped gift.
(c) A Christmas tree.
(d) A shovel.

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

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

6. What verb does the letter writer in "The Hundred Dresses" chapter use to describe the racial slurs that have been used against the family during their time in town?
(a) Think.
(b) Yell.
(c) Whisper.
(d) Holler.

7. Peggy consoles herself with the thought that she had never used what term to refer to Wanda?
(a) Skinny.
(b) Alien.
(c) Ruskie.
(d) Foreigner.

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

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

10. 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) Sally.
(c) Maddie.
(d) Cecile.

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

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

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

14. What element of her life does Maddie decide that she would risk in order to keep her promise to herself?
(a) Her self-respect.
(b) Her record of perfect attendance.
(c) Her friendship with Peggy.
(d) Her gold star.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Maddie's visions of defending Wanda are said to be ineffective for what reason?

2. With what objects had Maddie's mother tried to disguise the second-hand nature of Maddie's dress?

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

4. What object are Maddie and Peggy still carrying when they briefly enter the Petronskis' former home?

5. On the day of the contest, Maddie and Peggy decide not to wait for Wanda on which street?

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