Question 1

What is the conflict in the story?

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The girl is poor and cannot afford a dress for the prom.

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The girl lost her dog.

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The girl did not have money to pay for her lunch.

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The girl is sad her grandmother died.

Question 2

Why does the girl go to the funeral parlor?

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To pay respects to her neighbor who passed away.

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To pay her respects to her grandmother who passed away.

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To visit for a field trip with school.

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To raise or earn money to buy a dress for the prom.

Question 3

What causes the girl to enter the dead girl's room at the funeral parlor?

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she hears crying

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she knows the dead girl and decides to visit her, too.

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she sees a ghost

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the director guides her into the room

Question 4

How does the girl obtain the white dress?

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she steals it

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she asks for it politely

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she borrows it

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she buys it

Question 5

Where does she put the white dress after taking it?

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In her backpack

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In her locker

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In her car

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In her closet

Question 6

The  girl wears the white dress to the prom. How do we know something is wrong with the dress? Select evidence from the text.

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"As she danced with several different boys..."

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" So she put it back on."

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"...her joints began to get kind of stiff."

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"... she went into the girl’s restroom..."

Question 7

Which words best describe how the girl felt in the dress?

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"colder" and "stiffer"

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"wrench" and "casket"

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"senior" and "poor"

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"different" and "wrong"

Question 8

How did the girl probably feel after she could not speak or move?

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helpless

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confused

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lost

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happy

Question 9

What happens to the dead girl after the white dress is taken away?

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she comes alive

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she remains dead

Question 10

How does the white dress impact the protagonist's life?

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It only brings negative consequences

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It only brings positive consequences

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It brings both positive and negative consequences

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It has no impact on her life

Question 11

Who does the girl hear outside her casket?

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the gravediggers

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her neighbors

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her family and friends

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the police

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