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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 does Maddie ultimately decide about Peggy's statement regarding who deserves the credit for Wanda's win?
(a) She decides that they can never know for sure.
(b) She rejects it as untrue.
(c) She accepts it as true.
(d) She sees some merit in it.

2. Some people in town claim that old man Svenson had once killed a man with what weapon?
(a) A gun.
(b) A sword.
(c) A knife.
(d) A vial of poison.

3. What class occurs during the first period of the day, just after the contest winners have been announced?
(a) Study hall.
(b) Biology.
(c) Geography.
(d) Arithmetic.

4. Wanda's father's name is at one point revealed to be what?
(a) Antoni.
(b) Filip.
(c) Jan.
(d) Jakub.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason do Peggy and Maddie abandon their idea of knocking on old man Svenson's door?

2. Which members of the class in Room 13 are tasked with submitting designs for motorboats?

3. What element of her life does Maddie decide that she would risk in order to keep her promise to herself?

4. What thought stops Maddie from writing a note to Peggy in the chapter entitled "The Contest"?

5. Maddie and Peggy are "among the first to" (44) take what action after the contest winners are announced?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Miss Mason's conclusions about the students in Room 13 in relation to bullying.

2. What reasons does Wanda's father provide for relocating his family to the "big city" (45)?

3. In an effort to absolve herself of any guilt in the matter, what does Peggy claim not to have done to Wanda?

4. When the reader is first introduced to the idea of the contest in Room 13, when are the winners expected to be announced?

5. What kinds of activities does Maddie worry that she will not enjoy anymore due to her guilt about the situation with Wanda?

6. What message is Estes sending about the nature of popularity within the chapter entitled "The Contest"?

7. What is the significance of the illustration that begins the chapter entitled "The Contest"?

8. The children in Wanda's class are said to never think about Wanda at all except in cases when she takes part in what activity?

9. Who mispronounces Wanda's last name in the chapter entitled "Up on Boggins Heights" and why is the instance significant?

10. In what way are strict gender norms prescribed within the rules of the contest?

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