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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. With whom does Wanda live in a small frame house not far beyond the home of old man Svenson?
(a) Her maternal grandparents and her brother Jake.
(b) Her brother Jake.
(c) Her father and her brother Jake.
(d) Her father and her mother and her brother Jake.

2. As the girls gather around Cecile admiring her new articles of clothing, Maddie sits down to complete what task?
(a) To eat her breakfast.
(b) To tie her shoes.
(c) To create a piece of chalk art.
(d) To finish her homework.

3. The girls in the group of bullies are said to take what action in relation to Wanda, besides during their short periods of torment?
(a) They ignore her.
(b) They
(c) They forget about her.
(d) They treat her politely.

4. During what month had the hundred dresses game been dreamed up by one of Maddie's friends?
(a) September.
(b) October.
(c) November.
(d) December.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what neighborhood does Wanda live?

3. Who sits directly behind Wanda in the classroom?

4. Maddie recalls that after the events with Wanda on the "bright blue" (21) day, the weather had changed in what way?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the selfishness present within the human condition portrayed in the chapter entitled "The Dresses Game"?

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

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

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

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

6. What evidence suggests that English may not be Wanda's first language?

7. Discuss the language Estes uses to portray the act of bullying and her purpose for using this language.

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

9. What is the significance of the illustration on page 31 that depicts Wanda and the other girls running away when the school gong rings?

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

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