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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. In Chapter 34, what does Willowdean wear to the practice for the group dance number?

2. What can Willowdean smell when she goes to Bo's house?

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

4. How old was Willowdean when her mother quit sitting in fitting rooms with her or brushing her teeth when Willowdean was in the shower?

5. What does Ellen dress up as for Halloween?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Millie's house like?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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