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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 had called the weather "bright blue" (19) on the day of the hundred dresses game's invention?

2. How does Wanda get Peggy's attention before whispering something to her?

3. Who is said to have likely procured the cap that Wanda usually wears?

4. Who is the ringleader of the group that bullies Wanda?

5. With whom does Wanda live in a small frame house not far beyond the home of old man Svenson?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the illustration on the final page of the chapter entitled "The Dresses Game" intertwine with one the chapter's themes?

2. Where does Wanda live and why is her neighborhood disparaged by others within the community?

3. Discuss the language Estes uses to portray the act of bullying and her purpose for using this language.

4. What is Estes's purpose for introducing the detail about one girl's mother having bought her a new dress made out of Stuart plaid material?

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

6. What is the significance of the illustration on page 31 that depicts Wanda and the other girls running away when the school gong rings?

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

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Choose an object from The Hundred Dresses, such as the wallpaper, the medal, or some other symbolic object and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.

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