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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Contest" and "The Hundred Dresses".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the students in Room 13 see the many contest entries lining the walls of the classroom, they take what action before whistling or murmuring "admiringly" (40)?
(a) They gasp.
(b) They stop.
(c) They shout.
(d) They groan.

2. On what kind of assignment is Maddie working at the start of the chapter entitled "The Contest"?
(a) Earth science.
(b) French.
(c) Geography.
(d) Arithmetic.

3. With what objects had Maddie's mother tried to disguise the second-hand nature of Maddie's dress?
(a) Galvanized thread and a needle.
(b) Darts.
(c) Trimmings.
(d) Patches.

4. On what day of the week does the narrative begin?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Wednesday.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of a dancer is Cecile?

2. Wanda's father's name is at one point revealed to be what?

3. How does Wanda get Peggy's attention before whispering something to her?

4. What color "toboggan cap" (23) does Wanda always wear?

5. Who had called the weather "bright blue" (19) on the day of the hundred dresses game's invention?

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