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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 surround the Witch as she balances on the wind in the Prologue?

2. How many children does Gawnette have?

3. How old is Nanny when she comes to help Melena again?

4. How long after Boq meets Galinda in the vegetable garden is there an earthquake?

5. How old is Galinda when she is traveling on the train in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nanny decide that Elphaba needs in "Child's Play" and how does she help the girl get what she needs?

2. What does Crage Hall look like?

3. What is a Quell?

4. Why is Melena taken away from her home in the middle of childbirth?

5. What is the Clock of the Time Dragon?

6. Why doesn't Galinda have a chaperone when she arrives in Shiz?

7. What does Frex say when Nanny asks him if anyone in his lineage has had green skin?

8. What does the man look like who comes to Malena's gate in "The Quadling Glassblower"?

9. What does Frex do that shows he is more concerned for Melena than she knows?

10. Why does a woman in a widow's shawl lead Frex away from the Time Dragon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Malena and Frex are married, but spend little time together. Why does the couple spend so much time apart, and how does it affect their marriage?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, 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

The journey into the Vinkus is dangerous. What were dangers on a journey into that region, and how did Elphaba and her companions avoid the dangers?

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