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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. Maddie's visions of defending Wanda are said to be ineffective for what reason?

2. What method does Maddie use to destroy the note she had been writing to Peggy?

3. In what vice does old man Svenson indulge, according to the narrator?

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

5. What object does Peggy immediately notice when she steps into the Petronskis' former home?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What plan of action does Maddie decide to take in "The Contest" before quickly discarding the idea?

3. The children in Wanda's class are said to never think about Wanda at all except in cases when she takes part in what activity?

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

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

6. Describe the official contest held in Room 13 and name of the girl who is expected to win.

7. Describe Miss Mason's conclusions about the students in Room 13 in relation to bullying.

8. Who mispronounces Wanda's last name in the chapter entitled "Up on Boggins Heights" and why is the instance significant?

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

10. How does Maddie respond to Peggy's statement about Wanda's level of intelligence and what is the significance of her response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sensory details are used frequently by Estes in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative of The Hundred Dresses. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used serve Estes’s creation of vivid characters to populate the narrative.

Essay Topic 2

What ultimate message is Estes sending about the nature and value of compassion?

Essay Topic 3

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

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