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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 pushes the baby dragon far into the sky when he attacks the other dragons?

2. In Chapter 4, who did Paley's students ask to be protected by the new play rule?

3. Which student from Paley's class suggested the new rule should have solved Beatrice's problem with Annabella and Alexandra?

4. Who finds Raymond and the others together in Chapter 3?

5. Who agrees to be protection against the eagle?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, when Raymond announces he wants to play pretend, who joins him?

2. What story does Magpie tell at the Corporal's prompting?

3. When Beatrice finds out that students still think Raymond is mean after he tries to be nice, what advice does Beatrice give Raymond?

4. Why did some of Paley's student's reference Raymond from the imaginary story in the beginning of Chapter 3?

5. What happened with loop holes regarding the new play rule according to Paley in Chapter 4?

6. What happens when Raymond and his friends arrive at the bottom of the mountain?

7. What happens in Chapter 3, after Magpie tells Raymond he is Raymond's friend?

8. What does Raymond reveal about himself in Chapter 4?

9. What happens in Chapter 3 when Raymond tries to be nice at school?

10. In Chapter 3, after trying to be nice to other students in his School why does Raymond cry out for Magpie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 4, Paley observes the evolving rule in relation to students learning democratic procedures; adapting the rule to cover story-telling; and no longer looking for loopholes. Discuss each of these results. How they came to be and how they affect the students and the rule itself. Citing details from previous chapters may be helpful.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the symbolism of the blueberry bush leading the dragons out of the fog in Chapter 4 in relation to Paley's using the new rule and complementing story to help her students learn to include rather than exclude during play.

Essay Topic 3

What parallels can be drawn between Paley's imposition of the new play rule in Chapter 3, and Raymond's attempts in the imaginary story to be nice?

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