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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 exercise class does Rosie take in Chapter 43?

2. What is the password to Lucy's email account?

3. In Chapter 41, what color is the mum that Mitch's mother makes for Willowdean?

4. What do Hannah's parents do for a living?

5. How many years has the pageant been running?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rosie tell Willowdean about their finances in Chapter 36?

2. What is Millie's house like?

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

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

5. What does Ellen say when Willowdean asks her not to enter the pageant?

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

7. Why does Willowdean struggle to tell Bo that she wants to be his girlfriend?

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

9. 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?

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

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

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 3

Willowdean and Hannah become friends. What does Willowdean remember about her interactions with Hannah in elementary school? Why do they start spending time together? How and why does a friendship develop between them?

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