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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 do the Scarecrow and Dorothy share on their journey?

2. These new people have the heads of tigers and the bodies of _________.

3. What does the Wizard look like to the Tin Woodman?

4. What is Dorothy given to wear when she meets the Wizard?

5. What would the Woodman like more than anything else?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which character feels right at home with the moss and the trees?

2. What does Glinda ask for in return for helping Dorothy return to Kansas?

3. What do the travelers have to wear before they can enter the City of Emeralds?

4. How do the Munchkins and the Witch of the North know that Dorothy has killed the Wicked Witch of the East?

5. Who is the first person that Dorothy encounters as she travels to see the Wizard?

6. What becomes an obstacle to the Lion, Dorothy, and Toto, but not to the Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow?

7. When Toto, Dorothy, and the Scarecrow all hear a groan when walking through the forest, what do they discover is the source?

8. Who is the person Dorothy runs to when she finally gets back to Kansas?

9. What does the curse do to the Tin Woodman?

10. What is the only thing the answer to #10 fears in his life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When the Wizard gives each of the travelers (besides Dorothy) something the represents the thing they want most in the world, why are the travelers so happy? Why do you think they believe these items are actually what they long for? Why do you think these items work so well to help the travelers feel complete?

Essay Topic 2

The witch longs for the silver shoes of Dorothy, going to great lengths to take them from her. Why do you think she doesn't try harder to get them? Why does the witch want them in the first place? Why can't a witch travel to new places on her own with magic? What do you think the silver shoes represent to the witch?

Essay Topic 3

When Dorothy has to run after Toto, she misses the balloon that's going back home. If you were in her position, would you have left Toto in Oz or would you have done what she did? Why or why not? Do you think Dorothy made the right decision? Why or why not?

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