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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the story Magpie told to the flower prince, what does the eagle steal?
(a) A small child.
(b) A magpie.
(c) A queen.
(d) A dog.

2. What sound does Magpie imitate to get the eagle to leave it's nest so the rescue will be successful?
(a) Larger prey.
(b) Trapped mouse.
(c) Eagle's call.
(d) Hunters.

3. In a news story Magpie tells the flower prince, the hero boy defeats a lizard with what?
(a) Plaited Petal.
(b) Flower stem.
(c) Starched stamen.
(d) Thorn sword.

4. In Paley's discussion with ___ graders, in Chapter 2, she discovered that they find it much easier when playing to just accept a boss.
(a) 4th.
(b) 2nd.
(c) 1st.
(d) 5th.

5. At sundown, what does the lonely princess lose, according to magpie's story?
(a) Her hearing.
(b) Her wings.
(c) Her magic.
(d) Her eyesight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the tiny people's Queen?

2. What do the girls ask Beatrice to do to Raymond?

3. When Annabella and her father reach the shore for Magpie's Kingdom home who is there to greet them besides Alexandra?

4. Magpie asks Annabella and Prince Kareem why they live where there are no ____, if they like them so much.

5. Under a ___ tree Magpie watches two people argue about him after his birth.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Paley put up a sign with a new rule for play, and what was her the response of her class?

2. In Chapter 2, what does Magpie do to help the people deal with a crying flower prince and how does flower prince respond?

3. What was the point of play, according to Paley's students in Chapter 1?

4. What happens while Annabella is bedding down for the night during the journey to Tall Pines?

5. In reviewing her notes, before speaking in Arizona, Paley noticed that her students had expressed what reasons for opposing the rule?

6. How did the second graders respond when Paley asked them about having bosses during play?

7. How were the second and third graders' responses to Paley's inquiries similar?

8. What convinces Annabella and Prince Kareem to accompany Magpie to his Kingdom home?

9. Magpie and Annabella offer to help rescue the flower prince. What happens with the rescue?

10. In Chapter 2, what does it mean when Annabella and the others hear a bell near the sea shore?

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