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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 does the Wizard look like to the Scarecrow?

2. The Scarecrow says he has seen _________ in his short life.

3. What is Dorothy's uncle's name?

4. What do the mice build?

5. The Scarecrow and Woodman have a debate about whether ________ or __________ is more important.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Dorothy's constant companion and friend?

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

3. When the Scarecrow asks the advice of a soldier about what they should do to help Dorothy, what does the soldier suggest?

4. What does the Tin Woodman do when the action in #47 happens?

5. What are the strangest creatures that the travelers encounter when they are nearly at Glinda's castle?

6. How does Dorothy finally kill the Wicked Witch of the West?

7. When Dorothy is to see the Wizard, what is she dressed in before she is taken to the throne room?

8. After Dorothy kills the Wicked Witch of the West, who is happy to be free of the witch's spell?

9. Why can't the winged monkeys help Dorothy get back to Kansas?

10. What is the one thing the answer to #10 really wants more than anything else in the world?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Explain what "There's no place like home" means to Dorothy and what it means generally to you as the reader.

Essay Topic 3

The Cowardly Lion is another great character. At first, do you think Dorothy should have reacted differently to him? Why or why not? Why do you think Dorothy decided to include him as well on her trip? What does the Lion have to offer? What does the Lion do during the story to help? Give three examples of how the Cowardly Lion helps during the trip to Oz.

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