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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 did Willowdean's mother have her dress up as in fifth grade?

2. In Chapter 8, what time does Bo ask Willowdean to follow his pickup?

3. What type of clothing is displayed in the window of a shop called Frills in Chapter 14?

4. What is Willowdean's least favorite holiday?

5. How much shorter is Tim than Ellen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Willowdean and Bo do after work in Chapter 7?

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

3. Why did Willowdean not want to work at the mall with Ellen?

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

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

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

7. Who is Mitch Lewis?

8. What does Bo give Willowdean for her birthday?

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

10. What does Ellen tell Willowdean after Willowdean tells her about what happened to get her suspended?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in Dumplin'? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? Why might research be required to understand allusions?

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