The Hundred Dresses

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. What does Wanda’s appearance suggest about her background?

A) That she is wealthy

B) That she is popular

C) That she lives next to the school

D) That she is impoverished

2. What does Wanda’s name imply about her?

A) That she is an orphan

B) That her family is most likely from another country

C) That she is impoverished

D) That she is delusional

3. According to the narrator, which of the following reasons does Peggy believe justifies her “game” with Wanda?

A) That Wanda is lying about her closet

B) That Wanda is also cruel to Peggy

C) That Wanda is poor and deserves to be punished

D) That Wanda understands that she is only teasing

4. Which of the following words describes the mood of the day that Cecile wears her red dress?

A) Merry

B) Somber

C) Dreary

D) Unfortunate

5. Which of the following phrases best describes why Wanda tells Peggy about having one hundred dresses?

A) To share interesting news

B) To make a joke

C) To annoy Cecile

D) To feel included

6. Based on Wanda’s description of her wardrobe, which of the following sentences is true?

A) She is imaginative.

B) She is rigid.

C) She is frightened.

D) She is unoriginal.

7. Which of the following senses does Estes use to describe Svenson?