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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 was an article about a raid of a university clinic published in the Daily Cardinal?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 24, what month was it?

3. What was Mr. Burrows job before he came to the library?

4. When did Mrs. Gyzinska become head librarian and chief commissioner for the county system?

5. Who was the principal at Alex's school before Mr. Alphonse took over?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Alex do with her mother's things that she brought home from her old house?

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

3. What happened at prom?

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

5. Why did Alex think she was told to take calculus again her senior year in high school?

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

7. What happened when Beatrice nearly dragoned?

8. What did Alex's father tell her in a letter about her future after high school?

9. What were students to do during an air raid drill?

10. What were some excuses Alex gave when her father did not attend school functions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gender roles are expectations and behaviors a society has for people based on their gender—male or female. In When Women Were Dragons, gender roles force women to play subservient roles and limit the opportunities they have to direct their lives. How do gender roles affect women and girls in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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