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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 which classroom is the narrative set?

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

3. The sun shining on the body of water at the end of Maple Street had turned the water from blue to what color?

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

5. What was NOT among the comments made by the various girls admiring Cecile's new outfit?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

6. Discuss the significance of names within the narrative.

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

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

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

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

Analyze Estes from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

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

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

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