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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 was NOT one of the items of Cecile's clothing admired by the girls surrounding her on the day when the hundred dresses game was invented?
(a) A scarf.
(b) A pair of socks.
(c) A dress.
(d) A cap.

2. What is NOT a quality shared by the students, other than Wanda, who sit in her section of the classroom?
(a) They have muddy shoes.
(b) They are loud.
(c) They are boys.
(d) They are poor.

3. Who is the ringleader of the group that bullies Wanda?
(a) Claire.
(b) Cecile.
(c) Maddie.
(d) Peggy.

4. What action does Jake take when Wanda tells him that he can go on ahead to school?
(a) He threatens to tell their father.
(b) He tells her to have a good day.
(c) He shrugs.
(d) He reminds her to straighten her socks.

5. Which student does the narrator sarcastically blame for the tardiness of Peggy and Maddie on a particular day?
(a) Old man Svenson.
(b) Wanda.
(c) Jake.
(d) Jack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Mr. Heany with odd jobs before school each day?

2. What emotion does Maddie feel when the school gong rings its first warning bell?

3. During what month had the hundred dresses game been dreamed up by one of Maddie's friends?

4. What body of water lies at the end of the street on which the girls had gathered around to admire Cecile's new clothing?

5. When Peggy asks Wanda the questions associated with the dresses game, she does so using what kind of voice?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Peggy's motivation for playing the hundred dresses game with Wanda?

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

4. Describe an instance when Estes uses a simile to indicate a character's emotional state.

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

6. Where does Wanda live and why is her neighborhood disparaged by others within the community?

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

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

9. What is Estes's purpose for introducing the detail about one girl's mother having bought her a new dress made out of Stuart plaid material?

10. How does the sound motif appear within the chapter entitled "A Bright Blue Day"?

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