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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. How many times has Willowdean had a serious hangover?

2. In Chapter 33, where does Mitch want to go to get something to eat?

3. What color is Rosie's dress from the time she won the Miss Teen Blue Bonnet Pageant?

4. What does Lorraine do for a living?

5. What do Mitch and Willowdean do together in Chapter 33?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is at Willowdean's house when she gets home in Chapter 31, and why?

2. What does Willowdean tell Hannah about being friends?

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

4. In Chapter 28, why does Willowdean not tell her mother that she is entering the pageant?

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

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

7. What does the mum look like that Mitch's mom makes for Willowdean?

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

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

10. What do girls wear to the dance rehearsal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Willowdean decides to enter the pageant. Why does Willowdean decide to enter the pageant? How does she inspire others by her decision?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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