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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. Who does Magpie ask the dragons to be nice to?

2. Who encourages the emperor to taste blueberries right from the bush?

3. Who wants to let the other dragons have what they want from the mountain?

4. In Magpie's story who wants the baby dragon to be a fighter?

5. What does Beatrice become to get near the cage holding Raymond and his father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Paley visited third graders in Chapter 4?

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

3. How do blueberry bushes help rescue Raymond and his father from the cage?

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

5. Who arrives during Raymond's initiated pretend play and what does this person request?

6. In Chapter 3, why were Paley's students nervous and what did they do because of their nervousness?

7. How was Lisa affected by the imposition of the new rule?

8. How did Paley respond to her students/ concerns in Chapter 3?

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

10. In Magpie's story, inspired by Raymond, why is the father sad?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does or could Paley's new rule resolve or prevent certain issues that arise in the imaginary story? Cite several specific examples and provide supporting details.

Essay Topic 2

Briefly explain Paley's findings from her inquiry for each grade level, 1st through 5th, then examine how Paley's students respond to these answers as Paley reports the responses back to them.

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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