TEXT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
1. What did Petronski’s letter say ?
Ans: Petronski’s letter said that Wanda and Jake will not come to school anymore. It also said that they have moved away to a big city where no one thinks their names as funny.
2. Is Miss Mason angry with the class or is she unhappy and upset ?
Ans: Miss Mason is not angry with the class as she says it’s a very unfortunate thing to have happened. She says it happened in thoughtlessness and no one will purposely hurt the feelings of others. Miss Mason is sad and wants the class to think about it. She is disturbed that Wanda moved away as she was not treated fairly by other students because of her name her dress and her poverty.
3. How does Maddie feel after listening to the note from Wandas father ?
Ans: After listening to the note from Wanda’s father Maddie was not able to put her mind on her work. She had a very sick feeling in the bottom of her stomach. She had not liked Peggy asking Wanda about her dresses in the closet but she could not say anything so she felt like a coward.
4. What does Maddie want to do ?
Ans: Maddie feels bad when she hears that Wanda has moved to a different place she wants to do something about it she feels she could tell Wanda she hadn’t meant to hurt her feelings Maddie wants to find Wanda Petronski and tell her about the contest that she had won it and they thought she was smart and the hundred dresses were beautiful.
5. What excuses does Peggy think up for her behaviour why ?
Ans: Peggy thought that she never called Wanda a foreigner or made fun of her name. She also said that she never thought Wanda had even the sense to know that they were making fun of her. Peggy admits that she was wrong to think Wanda was not bright enough to understand her teasing.
6. What are Maddies thoughts as they go Boggins Heights ?
Ans: Maddie is feeling bad and she says nothing. But she wants to say sorry to Wanda and to request her not to move away. She also wants to assure her that everybody would be nice to her.
7. Why does Wanda’s house remind Maddie of Wanda’s blue dress ?
Ans: Wandas blue dress was old faded but it used to be neat and clean just the same way her house was shabby but clean so it reminded Maddie of Wanda’s blue dress.
8. What does Maddie think hard about what important decision does she come to ?
Ans: Maddie and Peggy did not meet Wanda and say sorry. That night Maddie could not get sleep she thought about Wanda her faded dress her shabby house. She thought and thought and finally she came to the important decision. She decided that henceforth she was never going to stand quietly and do nothing about it if anyone was treating anybody unfairly because of their names or funny looks. She would speak up even if it meant losing Peggy’s friendship. Maddie felt she could make things right with Wanda but now on, she would never make anyone else that unhappy again.
9. What did the girls write to Wanda ?
Ans: The girls wrote a friendly letter to Wanda telling her about the contest and that she had won it. Maddie and Peggy also wrote that her drawings were very pretty they asked her if she liked the place where she was living. They also asked her if she liked her new teacher. They wanted to say sorry but ended up writing a friendly letter signing with lots of love.
10. Did they get a reply who was more anxious for a reply Peggy or Maddie. How do you know ?
Ans: No they did not get a reply. Maddie was more anxious for a reply as she thought a lot about it. She would put herself to sleep making speeches about Wanda and defending her from the great crowds of girls who were trying to tease her with by asking about her dresses. Even before Wanda could reply she would say stop.She wanted that everybody would feel ashamed of it. Peggy had almost forgotten about it so it was Maddie who was more anxious.
11. How did the girls know that Wanda liked them even though they had teased her ?
Ans: The girls came to know that Wanda liked them even though they had teased her as she had asked Miss Mason to give the green dress with red trimming to Peggy and the blue one to Maddie. Later when Maddie looked at the drawing carefully she realised that the dress had a face and a head which looked like her own self. The head and the face in the drawing given to Peggy looked just like Peggy. That is why the girls knew that Wanda liked them even though they teased her.
12. Why do you think Wanda’s family moved to a different city do you think life there was going to be different for their family ?
Ans: I think Wanda’s family moved to a different city to avoid people making fun of their long and different names. Like Wanda other members of the family also faced mockery and teasing. They moved to a city as in cities everybody had funny names so they won’t face trouble because of names. However they could face difficulties in another ways. They were poor and didn’t possess all the material things the rich possess so they would still have to face various other challenges.
13. Maddie thought her silence was as bad as Peggy’s teasing was she right ?
Ans: Yes Maddie was right when she thought that her silence was as bad as Peggy’s teasing because even though she felt bad about it and never teased Wanda herself she did not say anything to stop it either.When anyone see something wrong happening in front of him or her he is as much an offender as the person committing the offence. Maddie did not say anything to stop teasing Wanda because she did not want to lose Peggy’s friendship. Also she was poor and feared everybody would make of her.
14. Peggy says I never thought she had the sense to know we were making fun of her anyway I thought she was too dumb and gee look how she can draw!” What led Peggy to believe that Wanda was dumb. Did she change her opinion later ?
Ans: Peggy believed that Wanda was dumb as she could not understand why Wanda said she had a hundred dresses when everybody knew that she was poor. Wanda would give the same answer always when everybody was laughing at her. She even spoke about her shoes for this reason. Peggy thought she was dumb. But she changed her opinion later when she saw the hundred dresses Wanda had talked about. She was impressed by the beautiful designs she realised that Wanda was a very talented girl.
15. What important decision did Maddie make why did she have to think hard to do so ?
Ans: The important decision that Maddie made was that she would never support anyone teasing or treating someone else unfairly if she heard that she would speak up. She knew she could not make things right with Wanda but she had decided in future she would never make anybody else unhappy again. Maddie was sad she could not find Wanda at her home. She was unable to sleep she thought of her blue faded dress her shabby house and her hundred drawings. She was feeling guilty that made her think hard to come to take that important decision.
16. Why do you think Wanda gave Maddie and Peggy the drawings of the dresses why are they surprised ?
Ans: Maddie and Peggy had written a letter to Wanda it was a friendly letter and Wanda must have understood their feelings behind the writing of the letter. So Wanda requested Miss Mason to give two of her drawings to Maddie and Peggy to let them know that she had forgiven them. When Maddie and Peggy had not received a reply to their letter for a long time they had felt Wanda was still angry with them. Therefore they were surprised to know that Wanda had asked Miss Mason to give them the drawings.
17. Do you think Wanda really thought the girls were teasing her why or why not ?
Ans: Wanda knew that the girls were teasing her making fun of her by their behaviour. They would all surround her the moment the dress game began. Peggy kept asking her the same questions everyday. She would nudge one of her friends and the little ones would stop playing and listen to what Wanda is going to answer them.Then they would let go and before she had gone far away they would laugh loudly this showed they were teasing her and having fun.