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Question 8.What does Maddie think hard about? What important decision does
                    she come to?
                    Answer: Maddie decided not to be mute spectator anymore as she had been in the
                    case of Wanda. She promised herself about not letting any injustice happen to
                    anyone even if she would have to lose a friend in such a situation.

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                    Question 9.What did the girls write in the letter?
                    Answer: Maddie and Peggy wrote a friendly letter to Wanda. They wanted to
                    apologise for their behaviour but they ended up asking her whether she liked her
                    new school and teacher. They informed her about her sketches winning the drawing
                    competition. They praised her drawing skills and also told how much other students
                    liked her art. The letter was just a usual letter one may write to a good friend.

                    Question 10. Did Maddie and Peggy get a reply? Who was more anxious for a
                    reply? How do you know?
                    Answer: No, they didn’t get a reply from Wanda. Maddie was more anxious for a
                    reply than Peggy because she was very upset and feeling sad for Wanda. She had
                    assumed that Wanda was deeply hurt so she was not replying and blamed herself
                    for everything. Maddie used to have sleepless nights and saw frightful dreams about
                    Wanda.

                    Question 11. How did the girls know that Wanda liked them even though they
                    had teased her?
                    Answer: Both Maddie and Peggy realized that Wanda liked them although they had
                    teased her because she had gifted them her two beautiful dresses, a green one with
                    red trimmings to Peggy and the blue one to Maddie. She had even drawn their faces
                    in the painting of the dresses they got.

                    Thinking about the Text                                                                       (Page 79,80)
                    Question 1.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?
                    Answer: Wanda’s family moved to a different city due to the racist and insulting
                    behaviour of students towards Wanda and her brother. They were teased by other
                    students for their funny names and dresses. Life in the city was going to be different
                    because there would be plenty of funny names and because the people there did not
                    have such a narrow mind and would not tease them because of their name or status.

                    Question 2. Maddie thought her silence was as bad as Peggy’s teasing. Was
                    she right ?
                    Answer: Yes, Maddie thought that her silence was as bad as Peggy’s teasing
                    because it is often said that turning a blind eye to a crime is worse than committing a
                    crime. So by being silent she indirectly encouraged Peggy to do so.

                    Question 3.Peggy says, “I never thought she had 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?
                    Answer:Wanda never replied to Peggy’s misbehaviour and taunts that she faced
                    every day. So, her impassive face and unusual behaviour led Peggy to think that
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