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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. What does Mitch tell Willowdean that he and Patrick used to do on weekends with their dads?

3. What did Lacey Sanders's older sister do for the talent show a few years ago?

4. What does Lorraine do for a living?

5. How many dance studios are in Clover City?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the dress look like that Rosie finds at a thrift shop for Willowdean, and how can it be made to work for her?

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

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

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

8. What does Millie say about the pageant when she and the others meet at a restaurant?

9. How did Bo get and lose his scholarship to Holy Cross?

10. What does Willowdean tell Hannah about being friends?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of Dumplin'? Why is it not historical fiction?

Essay Topic 3

Bo asks Willowdean to become his girlfriend. Why does Willowdean struggle with the decision of whether or not she should become Bo’s girlfriend? Why does she have mixed feelings about a relationship?

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