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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. Who drives to Dolly Parton night in Chapter 38?

2. In Chapter 27, whose picture is being circulated at lunch?

3. How many times has Willowdean had a serious hangover?

4. In what grade does Willowdean remember she was in when Hannah slapped her for taking a marker?

5. What does Mitch's mom offer to make him and Willowdean to eat in Chapter 33?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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. What do girls wear to the dance rehearsal?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the book and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Willowdean and Bo begin a relationship. How does the relationship with Bo begin to make Willowdean think negatively about her appearance? How and why does the relationship make her feel insecure?

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