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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 color sweatsuit does Millie wear for the slumber party?

2. How much taller was Bo's mom than his dad?

3. How does Willowdean get to school in Chapter 27?

4. In Chapter 44, who sits next to Willowdean in World History?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Mitch and Willowdean do in Chapter 33 after watching a movie?

3. What does Rosie remember about how Lucy helped her with her dress the year Rosie won Miss Teen?

4. What does Willowdean tell Hannah about being friends?

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

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

7. What is Millie's house like?

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

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

10. 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?

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 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?

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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