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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. Which student do Peggy and Maddie find missing when they arrive late to class in "The Dresses Game" (8)?
(a) Veronica.
(b) Willie.
(c) Jack.
(d) Wanda.

2. Who claims that Wanda has 100 dresses hanging in her closet at home?
(a) Maddie.
(b) Peggy.
(c) Old man Svenson.
(d) Wanda.

3. With whom does old man Svenson live?
(a) His dog and cat.
(b) His turtle.
(c) His bird.
(d) His raccoon.

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

5. From what material was the "curbstone" (21) Maddie sat upon made?
(a) Marble.
(b) Granite.
(c) Iron.
(d) Cement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What quality does Wanda's lone dress always exhibit?

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

3. 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?

4. What color is the faded dress that Wanda wears to school every day?

5. In what neighborhood does Wanda live?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Unpack Maddie's disqualification of Wanda as "an ordinary person" (14). What does she truly mean?

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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