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

2. When does Ellen get paid for working at Sweet 16?

3. How much younger does Willowdean think that Bo's little brother Sammy is than Bo?

4. How late is Harpy's open on Fridays and Saturdays?

5. What color eyeshadow is Lucy wearing in a photo Mrs. Dryver gives Willowdean?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and where do Bo and Willowdean have their first kiss?

2. How does Willowdean spend her time on suspension?

3. How does Willowdean start to feel about herself in Chapter 21?

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

5. What does the photo look like that Mrs. Dryver gives Willowdean to keep?

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

7. How did Ellen and Willowdean become friends?

8. Where does Bo lead Willowdean when she follows him in Chapter 9, and what does she do in case she has to protect herself?

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

10. Who is Mitch Lewis?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Dumplin'? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Willowdean is very overweight. How does Willowdean seem to accept herself at the beginning of the novel? How does being with Bo change how she perceives herself? How does her body image change throughout the novel? Is she content with who she is when the book ends?

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