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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, You Can't Play, The Habit of Rejection.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Inside the castle Magpie finds a girl doing what?
(a) Crying.
(b) Brushing a doll's hair.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Laughing.

2. At sundown, what does the lonely princess lose, according to magpie's story?
(a) Her magic.
(b) Her wings.
(c) Her hearing.
(d) Her eyesight.

3. Who is Maruska?
(a) Kareem's wife.
(b) Paley's teaching assistant.
(c) Alexandra's friend.
(d) Annabella's doll.

4. In the story about the lonely princess, the bird helps the princess find a ___ child.
(a) Elfin.
(b) Dwarf.
(c) Leprechaun.
(d) Fairy.

5. Who introduces Magpie to Prince Kareem?
(a) The Queen.
(b) Alexandra.
(c) No one.
(d) Annabella.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Paley's mind, the Magpie helped her by flying around the castle how many times?

2. Beatrix is a __ who saved Magpie's life.

3. In Magpie's story, on what day does the lonely princess forget the rules while she is with her new friends?

4. How many students were in Paley's kindergarten class when she posts her sign changing the rules of play?

5. Paley looked back at discussions with her students and decided that play develops ____ and that this also develops out of play.

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