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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. How long before Alex saw Marla at her old house was there a photograph of her published in the paper?

2. What was Mr. Alphonse's first name?

3. About what time did Alex go to take a walk after she put Beatrice to bed in Chapter 24?

4. How many dragonings did Henry Gantz witness that were planned in advance?

5. How many dragons did Henry Gantz interview around the world?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Beatrice get in trouble in Chapter 20 and have to have a visit with the principal?

2. Who testified on April 15, 1947 before a subcommittee of a subcommittee of the House Un-America Activities Committee, and what happened to them?

3. What happened at prom?

4. Why did Mrs. Gyzinska visit Alex late one night at the apartment?

5. What dragonings occurred when Dr. Gantz was studying a group of Women Airforce Service Pilots?

6. Why was it advantageous for Alex to have Marla hanging around?

7. What did a group of 25 literature major from Vassar College do the day before the Mass Dragoning of 1955?

8. Why did Alex get mad at Mrs. Gyzinska in Chapter 23?

9. What did Alex remember about the two years after her mother died?

10. How did dragons help an older farm couple in Kansas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. What is the overall mood of When Women Were Dragons?

Essay Topic 2

Verisimilitude is a literary device that helps to ensure that fantasy elements in a story are rooted and plausible. How does Barnhill ensure that dragons and dragoning seem realistic and believable in When Women Were Dragons?

Essay Topic 3

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in When Women Were Dragons to help characters communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner? How do idioms help readers understand characters, emotions, and ideas?

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