6. Paragraphs 7-9

Explanation:

 

The narrator then describes the first bench students and how they are good at their studies. On Wednesday, Peggy and Maddie (the girls who used to make fun of Wanda) sat in the front row with the other children. Those children used to score good marks on the examination. Also, their shoes were not covered with a whole lot of mud. Here, one can find the differentiation between the first and the last bench students. The first benchers were the top scorers; their sandals were not covered with mud, while the last benchers were the least scores, and their sandals were immersed in dried mud.

On that day, Peggy and Maddie didn't even notice that Wanda was not in the classroom. The narrator then describes the appearance of Peggy. She was the most famous girl in the school. Peggy looked very beautiful, had many lovely clothes, and her hair seemed gorgeous with curls. Also, her close friend was Maddie.

The narrator then describes how Peggy and Maddie noticed Wanda's absence. Peggy and Maddie waited for Wanda to make fun of her in the schoolyard. But on the contrary, Wanda did not come. That was the reason Maddie and Peggy came late to school. The two girls (Maddie and Peggy) frequently waited for Wanda to have fun with her. This shows how often they get late to school. Then the narrator describes how the girls make fun of Wanda's name. Most of the children in Room Thirteen did not have names like Wanda. Instead, they had names easy to pronounce. The names were probably Thomas, Smith or Allen. There was a boy named Bounce, whose actual name was Willie Bounce. The children in the classroom thought that his name was funny. But they didn't feel his name was as funny as Wanda's.

 

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