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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "A Bright Blue Day".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who had called the weather "bright blue" (19) on the day of the hundred dresses game's invention?
(a) Cecile.
(b) Maddie.
(c) Peggy.
(d) Wanda.

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

3. What expression was Wanda wearing as she slowly approached the group of girls gathered around Cecile?
(a) A frown.
(b) A blank expression.
(c) A smile.
(d) A fearful expression.

4. Jake had told Wanda that he had to get to school in order to complete what two tasks?
(a) Sweep the cafeteria and prepare students' lunches for later in the day.
(b) Open the doors and ring the bell.
(c) Scrub the blackboards and empty the wastepaper baskets.
(d) Open the doors and sweep the floors.

5. The children in town are said to take what action whenever they pass by "old man Svenson's yellow house" (8)?
(a) They hold their breath.
(b) They cross their fingers and toes.
(c) They throw rocks.
(d) They whistle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is described as being not quite "as poor as Wanda perhaps" (17)?

2. Wanda is said to enjoy watching the little girls play what game in the school yard?

3. What kind of laughter is Peggy said to elicit from the rest of the girls in her group when she plays the hundred dresses game?

4. At what point in the day does the ringleader of the group of bullies generally accost Wanda?

5. What word does Peggy say to Wanda when she wants Wanda to repeat herself?

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