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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. Who first notices that one drawing of a blue dress has details that correspond to Wanda's prior explanations to the other girls in the class?

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

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

4. What is NOT one of the three things Maddie would like to tell Wanda on behalf of herself and Peggy if there is still time to do so?

5. Which character is expected by other members of the class to earn a medal in the drawing contest for Room 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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. What reasons does Wanda's father provide for relocating his family to the "big city" (45)?

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

6. What major plot point occurs while the children in Room 13 are admiring the artwork of their fellow students?

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

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

9. In an effort to absolve herself of any guilt in the matter, what does Peggy claim not to have done to Wanda?

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

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 2

What is Estes's message regarding the difference between awareness and activism and how does Estes get this message across to the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of The Hundred Dresses and analyze Estes’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.

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