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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. What quality does Wanda's lone dress always exhibit?

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

4. The girls in the group of bullies are said to take what action in relation to Wanda, besides during their short periods of torment?

5. What is the only object Maddie can see when she looks toward a particular area of the room?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the significance of names within the narrative.

2. Why is Maddie unable to concentrate on her arithmetic assignment at the beginning of the chapter entited "A Bright Blue Day"?

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

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

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

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

7. Discuss the symbolism of Wanda's comment to Jake when she tells him, "I want to stay here" (24).

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

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

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

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

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 3

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

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