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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. Wanda generally leans against what type of structure as she waits in a sunny spot for the school bell to ring?

2. What color had Cecile's new items of clothing been on the day when the hundred dresses game began?

3. What word does Peggy say to Wanda when she wants Wanda to repeat herself?

4. What is the name of the classroom teacher featured within the narrative?

5. What emotion does Maddie feel when the school gong rings its first warning bell?

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

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

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

5. What is the significance of the chapter title for "A Bright Blue Day" (19)?

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. How does the use of an omniscient narrator allow Estes to point out differences between Maddie and Peggy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of The Hundred Dresses and analyze Estes’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.

Essay Topic 2

Explicate the theme of courage within The Hundred Dresses. What is Estes’s message regarding courage and how do you know?

Essay Topic 3

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

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