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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 did Bertha die?

2. What grade was Alex in when she got her first period?

3. How long after Alex's mother died did she and Beatrice meet Miss Olson?

4. How old was Alex when her aunt Marla got married?

5. Where was the young wife of a former officer in the European Theater during World War II living when she disappeared from a park where her children were playing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was reported about Marya Tilman's dragoning?

2. Why was Alex forbidden to see Sonja?

3. What was Alex's punishment after Sonja was sent away?

4. Where did Alex and Beatrice live after their mother died and why?

5. When Alex sought out her aunt Marla's former co-workers, what did they tell her about the day her aunt disappeared?

6. What was Alex's experience when she met a dragon, and what did she learn from the experience?

7. What is known about the Mass Dragoning?

8. Why did Bertha start sleeping in Alex and Beatrice's room?

9. How did George feel when Bertha started gardening?

10. Where did Alex keep things from her mother, and what did she keep there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

George Green is a banker who is married, has a child, and is having an affair. How does Barnhill reveal his character traits?

Essay Topic 2

Bertha and George Green were married. How would you describe their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. Points of view are used in When Women Were Dragons? How do these viewpoints influence what readers know about events and characters? How do they help readers connect with and understand characters?

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