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The Hundred Dresses is a story based on the true experiences of the author about a girl who is teased by her classmates because she is different. Wanda Petronski, a girl who comes from the poor part of town, is the only student in her class with a 'funny' Polish name. She is always quiet and she always wears the same faded blue dress to school everyday, although she claims she has a hundred dresses at home "all lined up in her close."
The story is told from the perspective of one of Wanda's classmates, Maddie, who is the best friend of the main player in the daily taunting and teasing. After Wanda is absent for a few days, her classmates learn that her family has moved away to the big city where they will not be mistreated for being different. Maddie begins to wonder about the girl she and her friends used to constantly tease, and realizes that she knows very little about her. She begins to wonder why they started teasing her in the first place and is overcome with guilt for making fun of her simply because she is poor and has a funny name and is different from them. Maddie knows that she should have stood up to her friends and defended Wanda. She feels guilty for not speaking up, for standing by and allowing her friends to tease Wanda. Maddie and her friends later discover that Wanda is a very talented artist, and that her drawing of one hundred beautiful dresses has won the school's art contest. The girls realize that they misjudged Wanda, and feel incredibly guilty for never believing her stories of her "one hundred dresses." In the end, the girls write a letter to Wanda, hoping to make amends, and they are pleasantly surprised by her willingness to forgive. video
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Q1. Who was the most popular girl in school?
a. Maddie b. Peggy c. Wanda d. Cecile Ans : Peggy Q2. Who lived in Boggins Heights? a. Maddie b. Peggy c. Wanda d. Cecile Ans : Wanda Q3. Who secretly disliked how Wanda was being treated? a. Peggy b. Cecile c. Maddie d. Jake Ans : Maddie Q4. Who won the drawing contest for boys at school? a. Jake b. Maddie c. Wanda d. Michael Ans- Jake Q5. Choose a word that best completes the sentence below. Matty was being ___________________________ when he held the door open for his mom. a. incredulous b. courteous c. impulsive d. jaunty Ans : courteous Q6. How did the hundred dresses game begin? Ans : Wanda a quiet girl was teased by her classmates. She was everyday asked how many dresses she has. Q7. Why did Maddie feel so bad when Miss Mason read the letter Mr. Petronski sent to the class? Ans : She felt bad because she was never in favour of this game from her heart. text book questions and answers
Q1. How is Wanda seen as different by the other girls? How do they treat her?
Ans : Wanda is seen as different by the other girls because of her origin and dress. She always wears the same dress. Then her feet are usually caked with dry mud. They treat her badly. They make fun of her. They belittle her. Q2. How does Wanda feel about the dresses game? Why does she say that she has a hundred dresses. Ans : Wanda feels about the dresses game. She says that she has a hundred dresses. It is to counter the fun other girls make of her. She felt insulted. Q3. Why does Maddie stand by and not do anything? How is she different from Peggy? Ans : Maddie stands by and does nothing because she doesn’t have the courage to speak to Peggy. She is different from Peggy as she doesn’t make fun of Wanda. She remains silent while Peggy makes fun of Wanda. Peggy’s friendship is important to her. It is because she is the best liked girl in the whole room. She hopes Peggy wouldn’t do anything wrong. Q4. What does Miss Mason think of Wanda’s drawing? What do the children think of them? How do you know? Ans : Miss Mason thinks of Wanda’s drawing as “exquisite” “all different and all beautiful. The children think of them as amazing” . They stop short and gasped when they look at their beauty and brilliance. I know this from their reaction. They are taken in surprisingly by their dazzling colours and lavish design. online home work submission
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