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The Hundred Dresses –II

Questions & Answers

Q1. What did Mr Petronski’s letter say?
A. The letter began with a salutation to Miss Mason. Wanda’s father conveyed
his intention of not sending both of his children, Wanda and Jake, to school
anymore. He mentioned that they were now being shifted to another city, a
big one where no one would care enough about their strange name, a big city
with a lot of people having weird names.

Q2. Is Miss Mason angry with the class, or is she unhappy and upset?

A. Miss Mason is amazed after reading the letter. She is upset about the fact
that her students have treated someone badly because they came from a
different place and had an unusual name. Even though she was unhappy, she
gave the children benefit of the doubt that whatever happened must have
happened in thoughtlessness.

Q3. How does Maddie feel after listening to the note from Wanda’s father?

A. Maddie gets sad and feels extremely bad after listening to the note from
Wanda’s father. She felt like a coward for not standing up against other girls
who were teasing Wanda. All she could think about is how they made Wanda
feel and hoped for a chance to make amends.

Q4. What does Maddie want to do?

A. Maddie, who is sad wanted to make everything right with Wanda. She
hoped for one last chance to make amends and tell her how sorry she was.

Q5. What excuses does Peggy think up for her behaviour? Why?

A. In order to free herself of the guilt, Peggy exclaims that she is thankful that
she never made fun of her because she was a Polish immigrant and had an
unfamiliar name. She only asked her about the number of dresses she had.
Peggy said that Wanda should not have lied that she had a hundred dresses
and sixty pairs of shoes.