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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. When does Dorothy meet up with Scarecrow?

2. What does the Witch of the North give Dorothy for protection?

3. What finally works in capturing the travelers?

4. What are these answers to #89 designed to protect the wearer from?

5. What happens near the center of the river?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the travelers get to a large ditch, what plan does the Scarecrow devise?

2. Who makes up the family that lives on the Kansas prairie?

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

4. What are some of the things that Dorothy packs in preparation for her trip to see the Wizard?

5. How long ago was the Scarecrow made?

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

7. What would the Tin Woodman like to receive from the Wizard?

8. When Toto barks at the Lion, what does the Lion do?

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

10. What happens when the Scarecrow tries to enter the woods?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Tin Woodman is one of the most fascinating creatures in the story with his history. However, do you think a tin man is a good person to have along on a trip to see the Wizard? Why do you think Dorothy decided to include the Tin Woodman? What does the Tin Woodman have to offer? What does the Tin Woodman do during the course of the story to help? Give three examples of ways the Tin Woodman helps the story and the journey.

Essay Topic 2

No one has told Dorothy that the silver shoes would have taken her home at any time. Why do you think this was kept a secret until the end? How did this secret benefit others? Do you think it was done intentionally to get the witch killed? Why or why not? How would the shoes have helped Dorothy in other parts of the story?

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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