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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 thinks to herself that which character "could not possibly do anything that was really wrong" (38)?
2. What does Maddie ultimately decide about Peggy's statement regarding who deserves the credit for Wanda's win?
3. What shape is the room into which Peggy and Maddie step when they briefly enter the Petronskis' home?
4. Just before Maddie destroys the note she is writing to Peggy, Maddie thinks about the possibility that which character may point out the second-hand nature of Maddie's dress?
5. Maddie and Peggy hope to reach what location by dark on their way to Boggins Heights?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Maddie respond to Peggy's statement about Wanda's level of intelligence and what is the significance of her response?
2. In what way are strict gender norms prescribed within the rules of the contest?
3. Describe Miss Mason's conclusions about the students in Room 13 in relation to bullying.
4. What reasons does Wanda's father provide for relocating his family to the "big city" (45)?
5. How does Maddie react to Miss Mason's comments about the mistreatment of Wanda and possibly Jake?
6. 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?
7. What rumors exist in town about old man Svenson?
8. What connection does Maddie draw between Wanda's former house and Wanda's one blue dress?
9. From what sources does Maddie hope to glean information about Wanda's new address?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Estes’s story The Hundred Dresses. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the story.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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