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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's cancer return the year Alex was a freshman in high school?

2. When did Dr. Gantz testify in 1960 before the House Committee on Un-American Activities?

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

4. How long after the Mass Dragoning of 1955 did Alex's mother die?

5. What color was Sonja's hair?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Alex told about Beatrice after Aunt Marla disappeared?

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

3. What information was disseminated about the Mass Dragoning of 1955?

4. What happened to Sonja?

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

6. What was Alex and the other girls in her fifth grade class told when Dr. Angus Ferguson came to their class to talk about changes?

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

8. How did a priest stop young women from turning into dragons?

9. What conversation did Alex and Aunt Marla have three days before the dragoning?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The scientific method is a step-by-step process scientists use to learn how the world works. It is a process of asking and testing questions to determine if theories about the world are accurate. How was the scientific method used and abused in When Women Were Dragons?

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does Barnhill use foreshadowing in When Women Were Dragons? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?

Essay Topic 3

Barnhill reveals Alex’s life during pivotal times. How do the events in When Women Were Dragons help Alex mature and grow in the novel?

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