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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 amazes Dorothy the most about Oz?

2. What would the Woodman like more than anything else?

3. Who helps the evil old woman with the answer to #54?

4. What does the Scarecrow ask all the mice to do?

5. What people live on the other side of this obstacle?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Dorothy tells the Scarecrow about Kansas, how does he react?

3. Who greets Dorothy and calls Dorothy a great sorceress for killing the Wicked Witch of the East?

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

5. What is the only thing the answer to #10 fears in his life?

6. When the travelers get to a large ditch, what plan does the Scarecrow devise?

7. How do the Munchkins and the Witch of the North know that Dorothy has killed the Wicked Witch of the East?

8. Who is the first person that Dorothy encounters as she travels to see the Wizard?

9. What would the Tin Woodman like to receive from the Wizard?

10. When the Scarecrow asks the advice of a soldier about what they should do to help Dorothy, what does the soldier suggest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Tin Woodman is one of the most fascinating creatures in the story with his history. However, do you think a tin man is a good person to have along on a trip to see the Wizard? Why do you think Dorothy decided to include the Tin Woodman? What does the Tin Woodman have to offer? What does the Tin Woodman do during the course of the story to help? Give three examples of ways the Tin Woodman helps the story and the journey.

Essay Topic 2

The Wicked Witch of the West is relentless in her attempts to thwart the travelers, but the travelers stop all of her attacks. Why do you think the witch waited so long to use the Golden Cap? Do you think this was a wise choice? Why or why not? Are there other ways the witch might have been able to stop the travelers?

Essay Topic 3

Even though she does not know what it does, Dorothy takes the Golden Cap with her. Why do you think Dorothy chose to do this? What reasons might she have had to take this along on the journey? What else could she have taken?

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