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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's father's name is at one point revealed to be what?

2. What is NOT an action old man Svenson takes after he responds to the girls' question?

3. Everything about old man Svenson is said to be some shade of what color?

4. The letter that arrives for Miss Mason states that the writer's family is moving to what type of location?

5. Which character's mother is hemming her daughter's dress in the illustration at the beginning of "The Contest"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Maddie do right after she makes a promise to herself at the end of the chapter called "Up on Boggins Heights" and why is this action significant?

2. What excuse does Peggy provide for the bad behavior to which she does admit and how does it shed further light on her character traits?

3. What message is Estes sending about the nature of popularity within the chapter entitled "The Contest"?

4. When the reader is first introduced to the idea of the contest in Room 13, when are the winners expected to be announced?

5. What promise does Maddie make to herself near the end of the chapter entitled "Up on Boggins Heights"?

6. What message is being sent about courage in the chapter entitled "The Contest"?

7. What rumors exist in town about old man Svenson?

8. In what way are strict gender norms prescribed within the rules of the contest?

9. In what month does the chapter entitled "Up on Boggins Heights" take place and what is the weather like?

10. From what sources does Maddie hope to glean information about Wanda's new address?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Estes’s use of the motif of sound within her children’s book The Hundred Dresses.

Essay Topic 3

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

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