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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 adjective is used to describe old man Svenson's house?

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

3. Some people in town claim that old man Svenson had once killed a man with what weapon?

4. From what kind of material is Wanda's one blue dress crafted?

5. Which party is NOT mentioned among Maddie's list of people who may provide answers about Wanda's whereabouts?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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