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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 color had Cecile's new items of clothing been on the day when the hundred dresses game began?
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

2. What name is NOT mentioned among those that are both normal and "easy to say" (9)?
(a) Smith.
(b) Bounce.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Allen.

3. The other children make fun of Wanda for which quality of her forehead?
(a) It is pale.
(b) It is shiny.
(c) It is narrow.
(d) It is wide.

4. What color is the faded dress that Wanda wears to school every day?
(a) Green.
(b) Gray.
(c) Blue.
(d) Pink.

5. Who is the ringleader of the group that bullies Wanda?
(a) Claire.
(b) Maddie.
(c) Cecile.
(d) Peggy.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Wanda live in a small frame house not far beyond the home of old man Svenson?

2. In what way is Wanda's rare smile described?

3. What expression was Wanda wearing as she slowly approached the group of girls gathered around Cecile?

4. What is the name of the classroom teacher featured within the narrative?

5. Who is Mr. Heany?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Unpack Maddie's disqualification of Wanda as "an ordinary person" (14). What does she truly mean?

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

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

5. What is Estes's purpose for introducing the detail about one girl's mother having bought her a new dress made out of Stuart plaid material?

6. Discuss the significance of names within the narrative.

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

8. What is the major element of their lives that Maddie and Wanda have in common?

9. Describe an instance when Estes uses a simile to indicate a character's emotional state.

10. Why is Maddie unable to concentrate on her arithmetic assignment at the beginning of the chapter entited "A Bright Blue Day"?

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