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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 were the names of the girls who helped Alex when she got her first period?

2. When was the earliest known documentation of spontaneous dragoning written?

3. On New Year's Eve, 1959, at how many separate holiday parties across the U.S. were reported dragonings?

4. In June 1957, where was Dr. Gantz living when he was arrested by the police?

5. Where did Bertha work when she graduated from college?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Professor Gantz witness a dragoning and what was it like?

2. How did George feel when Bertha started gardening?

3. What happened to a group of Girl Guides who went on a scouting expedition into the Everglades?

4. What was the house like where Sonja and her grandparents lived?

5. How was Alex's aunt Marla different from most women of the time?

6. What happened to Sonja?

7. How did Alex's father feel about his wife's accomplishments?

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

9. Who was Sonja Blomgren?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes imply a similarity between two things. Does Barnhill use more metaphors or similes in When Women Were Dragons? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts or imagine characters and situations?

Essay Topic 2

In When Women Were Dragons, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

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

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