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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. In Chapter 22, what day of the week does Willowdean's car refuse to start?

2. What are the mascotts for Bo's high school?

3. What does Donna Lufkin allow Willowdean to try on?

4. What year is Willowdean's car?

5. In Chapter 2, how long has it been since Aunt Lucy's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Willowdean and Bo do after work in Chapter 7?

2. When and where do Bo and Willowdean have their first kiss?

3. What does Ellen tell Willowdean after Willowdean tells her about what happened to get her suspended?

4. What does Bo give Willowdean for her birthday?

5. What does the photo look like that Mrs. Dryver gives Willowdean to keep?

6. What conversation do Bo and Willowdean have at work after she learns he is going to her school in the fall?

7. What does Willowdean find in her locker in Chapter 6, and who is it from?

8. What does El want that belonged to Aunt Lucy if Willowdean does not want it?

9. Why and how does Willowdean get a job at the Chili Bowl?

10. Where does Bo lead Willowdean when she follows him in Chapter 9, and what does she do in case she has to protect herself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does Dumplin' take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?

Essay Topic 2

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of Dumplin'? Why is it not historical fiction?

Essay Topic 3

Ellen works at the Sweet 16 shop. Why did Willowdean not want to work at the Sweet 16 shop? How does Willowdean describe the Sweet 16 shop and its employees? What does the shop symbolize to Willowdean?

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