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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the student who is chronically late to class?
(a) Jack.
(b) Ned.
(c) Bill.
(d) Nick.

2. The other children make fun of Wanda for which quality of her forehead?
(a) It is shiny.
(b) It is pale.
(c) It is narrow.
(d) It is wide.

3. How does Wanda get Peggy's attention before whispering something to her?
(a) She touches Peggy's arm.
(b) She tugs on Peggy's purse.
(c) She tugs on Peggy's sleeve.
(d) She waves her hand in front of Peggy's face.

4. What was NOT among the comments made by the various girls admiring Cecile's new outfit?
(a) One girl said that her mother had just bought her a dress made of one of the Stuart plaids.
(b) One girl said that she had just gotten a new dress for dancing school.
(c) One girl said that she planned to force her mother to buy her an outfit like Cecile's.
(d) One girl said that her father had just been laid off, so she had not been able to buy a new dress for the school year.

5. Wanda generally leans against what type of structure as she waits in a sunny spot for the school bell to ring?
(a) A mailbox.
(b) A brick wall.
(c) A slide.
(d) A fire hydrant.

Short Answer Questions

1. The girls in the group of bullies are said to take what action in relation to Wanda, besides during their short periods of torment?

2. What name is NOT mentioned among those that are both normal and "easy to say" (9)?

3. What sound could be heard just after Peggy's announcement of Wanda's comment to the rest of the group?

4. The narrator states that though Wanda does not have any friends, "a lot of girls" (9) wait for her under what kind of trees on Oliver Street?

5. What is NOT a quality shared by the students, other than Wanda, who sit in her section of the classroom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about the phrase Estes always uses to denote the bullying of Wanda?

2. What is the significance of the chapter title for "A Bright Blue Day" (19)?

3. What is symbolized by the piece of broken mirror with which Maddie plays while listening to the girls talk about Cecile's dress?

4. How does the use of an omniscient narrator allow Estes to point out differences between Maddie and Peggy?

5. What does Maddie suspect about the motivation for Wanda's announcement about her 100 dresses?

6. What evidence does the narrator provide for the claim that Peggy is "not really cruel" (14)?

7. Discuss the symbolism of Wanda's comment to Jake when she tells him, "I want to stay here" (24).

8. What timeline is presented within the chapter entitled "Wanda" in regard to Wanda's absences?

9. How does the illustration on the final page of the chapter entitled "The Dresses Game" intertwine with one the chapter's themes?

10. For what reason does Maddie go along with the bullying of Wanda even though she knows that it is wrong?

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