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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 does Amanda want to do for the pageant talent show?

2. What is Ron handing out for Halloween?

3. What is Bo's zodiac sign?

4. What does Bo's dad do for a living?

5. In Chapter 33, what time does Mitch's mom tell them to be back?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bo's mom look like in her wedding photograph, and what does Lorraine say about her?

2. How does Willowdean ask Mitch to go to the Sadie Hawkins dance with her?

3. What conversation does Rosie have with Bo in Chapter 43?

4. What do girls wear to the dance rehearsal?

5. What happens at the last house where Mitch and Willowdean go trick-or-treating?

6. Why does Lee wish she had known girls like Willowdean, Hannah, Amanda, and Millie in high school?

7. What conversation do Rosie and Willowdean have when Rosie learns that Willowdean is entering the pageant?

8. What photo are people passing around in Chapter 27?

9. Why does Ron come to the Chili Bowl one night?

10. How does the dress for the pageant fit after Rosie alters it for Willowdean?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lucy dies before the novel begins. Who was Lucy and why did she spend her time mostly at home? What dreams did she have? Why did she not fulfill her dreams?

Essay Topic 2

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does the author use more metaphors or similes in Dumplin'? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers make the writing more interesting?

Essay Topic 3

Willowdean dates Bo and then Mitch. How would you describe the relationship that Willowdean has with Bo and that she has with Mitch? What similarities and differences are there in the relationships?

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