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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. What color is used to describe the appearance of the bay on the girls' walk home from Boggins Heights?

2. What color is the Petronskis' former home on Boggins Heights?

3. What word is used to describe the length of time it takes Wanda to read a certain amount of text during oral reading?

4. On what type of material had Wanda sketched designs for her 100 entries into the drawing contest?

5. Peggy consoles herself with the thought that she had never used what term to refer to Wanda?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Maddie react to Miss Mason's comments about the mistreatment of Wanda and possibly Jake?

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

8. From the performance of what activity does Maddie draw momentary comfort within the chapter entitled "Up on Boggins Heights"?

9. What connection does Maddie draw between Wanda's former house and Wanda's one blue dress?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the interplay between the resolution of The Hundred Dresses and one of the story's main messages. How does Estes make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help them get across one main message of the story?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Estes’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of The Hundred Dresses.

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