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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 Dorothy protects Toto from the lion, what does the Lion admit to being?

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

3. While Dorothy is amazed by Oz, what does she want?

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

5. When Dorothy tells the Scarecrow about Kansas, he wonders why anyone would want to go back to such a ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. When Dorothy discovers the Golden Cap, what does she do with it?

2. Who did the Tin Woodman once fall in love with?

3. Which character feels right at home with the moss and the trees?

4. What does the curse do to the Tin Woodman?

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

6. Why can't the winged monkeys help Dorothy get back to Kansas?

7. How is the Wizard's identity revealed to the travelers?

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

9. When they cross the ditch, whose land do the travelers enter?

10. Who is Dorothy's constant companion and friend?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Dorothy has to run after Toto, she misses the balloon that's going back home. If you were in her position, would you have left Toto in Oz or would you have done what she did? Why or why not? Do you think Dorothy made the right decision? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Eventually, Dorothy manages to kill the witch by accident. Why do you think Baum make the witch's demise so simple? What is the significance of the scene in which Dorothy tosses the water on her? What does this say about evil and killing it?

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