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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 did after Alex's graduation from high school did George agree to pay for rent on the apartment Alex and Beatrice were living in?
2. What was the name of the other dragon on the street when Marla showed up at Alex's apartment for the first time?
3. When were Alex and Beatrice summoned to the principal's office at Beatrice's school in Chapter 20?
4. In Chapter 20, what was the name of the school Beatrice was attending?
5. What time did Alex send Beatrice to bed in Chapter 31?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened at prom?
2. Who did Alex meet when she went for a walk around midnight in Chapter 24?
3. What dragonings occurred when Dr. Gantz was studying a group of Women Airforce Service Pilots?
4. What did Alex's father tell her in a letter about her future after high school?
5. What were students to do during an air raid drill?
6. What did a group of 25 literature major from Vassar College do the day before the Mass Dragoning of 1955?
7. Why did Beatrice get in trouble in Chapter 20 and have to have a visit with the principal?
8. What did Alex remember about the two years after her mother died?
9. What happened when Beatrice nearly dragoned?
10. Who testified on April 15, 1947 before a subcommittee of a subcommittee of the House Un-America Activities Committee, and what happened to them?
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
In media res is the technique of beginning a story with a pivotal point or a situation that is the end to a series of events. Where does Branhill begin the story? How does she plunge into the situation with the dragons? How does beginning the story in the middle of the action affect the plot and affect readers?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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