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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. Who helps the victim in #75?

2. What is Dorothy's uncle's name?

3. What is the Scarecrow afraid of?

4. What does Toto do to provoke the answer to #63?

5. What would the Scarecrow like most in the world?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes the family to retreat to the storm cellar?

2. What is the Scarecrow's wise conclusion as they are travel all the way through the land of china?

3. When the Tin Woodman sees a wildcat chasing a mouse, what does he do?

4. How do the travelers finally find their way back to the City of Emeralds?

5. What are the various ways that the travelers see the Wizard?

6. After Dorothy kills the Wicked Witch of the West, who is happy to be free of the witch's spell?

7. What do the travelers have to wear before they can enter the City of Emeralds?

8. What becomes an obstacle to the Lion, Dorothy, and Toto, but not to the Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow?

9. The travelers find themselves lost in the land of the Winkies. Why?

10. When Dorothy and the Scarecrow finish their stories, what happens?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

No one has told Dorothy that the silver shoes would have taken her home at any time. Why do you think this was kept a secret until the end? How did this secret benefit others? Do you think it was done intentionally to get the witch killed? Why or why not? How would the shoes have helped Dorothy in other parts of the story?

Essay Topic 2

There are different colors that make up the different lands of Oz. List all of the colors and their corresponding lands and then give a reason for each of the colors. Why do you think these colors were chosen for these particular people? Are there colors that would have suited the lands better?

Essay Topic 3

The conscience of the Tin Woodman prevents him from killing a mouse and thus grants the travelers a great ally. What are two of the ways that mice help the travelers in the story? If the mice had not pledged to help, would Dorothy and the others have been successful in their trip?

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