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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What action must students take when it is their turn to participate in oral reading?
(a) They must remain seated at their desks.
(b) They must stand up.
(c) They must go to the front of the room.
(d) They must maintain some eye contact with the class as they read.

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

5. 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.

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

7. Which character is the first to suggest taking a trip to Wanda's old house on Boggins Heights?
(a) Peggy.
(b) Maddie.
(c) Cecile.
(d) Miss Mason.

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

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

10. 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 shout.
(c) They gasp.
(d) They stop.

11. What object does Peggy immediately notice when she steps into the Petronskis' former home?
(a) The chandelier.
(b) The teapot.
(c) The closet.
(d) The chill in the air.

12. What term is NOT used to describe the milieu of the moment at which Peggy and Maddie set off toward Boggins Heights?
(a) Dismal.
(b) Drizzly.
(c) Dark.
(d) Damp.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Both Wanda's former house and her one blue dress are described as "shabby but" (51) what?

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

3. What color is the Petronskis' former home on Boggins Heights?

4. Wanda's father's name is at one point revealed to be what?

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

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