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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Willowdean go to dance class for the first time?

2. What type of brooch did Lucy always wear on her coat?

3. Who calls in sick at the end of Chapter 11?

4. What is the name of the store manager at Sweet 16?

5. In Chapter 14, how long has Bo's little brother been trying on basketball shoes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mitch Lewis?

2. How does Willowdean spend her time on suspension?

3. How did Ellen and Willowdean become friends?

4. What two things does Willowdean's mother do?

5. What conversation do Bo and Willowdean have at work after she learns he is going to her school in the fall?

6. What does El want that belonged to Aunt Lucy if Willowdean does not want it?

7. How does Willowdean feel when she learns that Bo will be attending her school in the fall?

8. What does Willowdean remember she would do in the summer when she was a kid?

9. What was Rosie's life like before high school?

10. Why and how does Willowdean get a job at the Chili Bowl?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does Dumplin' take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?

Essay Topic 2

Willowdean is suspended from school. Why is Willowdean suspended from school? Did Patrick start the altercation? Should Patrick have been disciplined as well?

Essay Topic 3

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the book and why is that incident the climax?

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