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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. The children in town are said to take what action whenever they pass by "old man Svenson's yellow house" (8)?

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

3. As the girls gather around Cecile admiring her new articles of clothing, Maddie sits down to complete what task?

4. The hundred dresses game had begun on the day when Cecile wore a new article of what type of clothing to school?

5. Which student does the narrator sarcastically blame for the tardiness of Peggy and Maddie on a particular day?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What timeline is presented within the chapter entitled "Wanda" in regard to Wanda's absences?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What evidence does the narrator provide for the claim that Peggy is "not really cruel" (14)?

9. Discuss the significance of names within the narrative.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Estes's message regarding the difference between awareness and activism and how does Estes get this message across to the reader?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Trace the characterization arc of Maddie’s character throughout The Hundred Dresses. Discuss whether Maddie is a round or flat character and whether she is a static or dynamic character.

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