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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, You Can't Play, The Habit of Rejection.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Another Paley student, Nelson, said that who won't let him play?
(a) Neil.
(b) Ben.
(c) Alex.
(d) Angelo.

2. How many kids from Paley's class seemed happy about this new rule?
(a) 18.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 21.

3. How do Annabella and Prince Kareem travel to Magpie's Kingdom home?
(a) By horse.
(b) On foot.
(c) By wagon.
(d) By carriage.

4. After forgetting the rules, how does the now sad princess in Magpie's story in Chapter 1 get home?
(a) Wind gusts.
(b) Flying geese.
(c) River of tears.
(d) Magic leaves.

5. Magpie tells a story about a lonely princess who wished for what to come and help her?
(a) A witch.
(b) A magician.
(c) A bird.
(d) A fairy Godmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Magpie is found alone and under this, after birth?

2. Who raises Magpie?

3. In Magpie's story, on what day does the lonely princess forget the rules while she is with her new friends?

4. What common practice among small children did the author hope to stop with her experiment?

5. According to Paley in Chapter 1, some of the children believed that the point of play was to show what?

(see the answer key)

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