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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 what way is Wanda's rare smile described?

2. On what day of the week does the narrative begin?

3. During what month had the hundred dresses game been dreamed up by one of Maddie's friends?

4. The narrator states that no one had ever seen Wanda taking what action?

5. The girls who wait for Wanda on Oliver Street and elsewhere engage in what kind of activity once Wanda appears?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is symbolized by the piece of broken mirror with which Maddie plays while listening to the girls talk about Cecile's dress?

2. What is ironic about the phrase Estes always uses to denote the bullying of Wanda?

3. What evidence suggests that English may not be Wanda's first language?

4. How does the sound motif appear within the chapter entitled "A Bright Blue Day"?

5. How does Wanda demonstrate courage in the face of great fear on the day of the hundred dresses game's invention?

6. For what reason does Maddie go along with the bullying of Wanda even though she knows that it is wrong?

7. What is the major element of their lives that Maddie and Wanda have in common?

8. Unpack Maddie's disqualification of Wanda as "an ordinary person" (14). What does she truly mean?

9. Describe an instance when Estes uses a simile to indicate a character's emotional state.

10. What does Maddie suspect about the motivation for Wanda's announcement about her 100 dresses?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the theme of invisibility portrayed in The Hundred Dresses? Examine Estes's treatment of and messages regarding invisibility throughout the work.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how and why Estes instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of The Hundred Dresses.

Essay Topic 3

Write a critical essay about The Hundred Dresses while using the critical power theory lens of Marxist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the story's treatment of issues such as socioeconomic status, hierarchies, wealth, class, or any other issues related to Marxist theory that can be found in the story.

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