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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 Margaret do in the girl's room after school?
(a) She cries and splashes water on her face.
(b) She looks in the mirror to see if she has grown.
(c) She locks herself in a stall.
(d) She fixes her hair.

2. Where are Margaret's parents when Sylvia arrives in Chapter 23?
(a) Out shopping.
(b) In the back yard.
(c) Asleep in their bedroom.
(d) In the den.

3. Who does Sylvia tell Margaret about in her letter?
(a) A childhood friend.
(b) Mr. Binamin.
(c) Herb's father.
(d) Herb.

4. Why does Margaret wonder if God might strike her down?
(a) For not finding a religion.
(b) For saying she does not believe in him.
(c) For being mean to Laura Danker.
(d) She is not talking to him.

5. Where does Margaret want to sit by Moose Freed?
(a) In the car.
(b) On her front porch.
(c) Radio City Music Hall.
(d) On the city bus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives Margaret a new bathing suit for her birthday?

2. Where does Sylvia go after she returns from her cruise?

3. What does Mrs. Simon's mother suggest she and Margaret do to "straighten things out"?

4. What does Margaret find in the bathroom to help her grow?

5. What do Norman and his guests play after Spin the Bottle?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Margaret rip Nancy's postcard to tiny shreds?

2. What does Mr. Simon suspect about his in-laws' trip?

3. Why does Margaret say her grandmother is almost as bad as everyone else?

4. What are the reasons Mrs. Simon's parents give for visiting?

5. What is Mrs. Fishbein's impression of Norman's class?

6. Is Barbara Simon glad her parents are coming, as Margaret suggests?

7. Why does Margaret want to buy a box of sanitary napkins in Chapter 22?

8. What does Margaret plan to teach her children about religion?

9. Why does Margaret start thinking Norman Fishbein may not be such a drip?

10. Why does Grandma Sylvia tell Margaret to disobey her mother by taking off her boots at Lincoln Center?

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