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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. Who does Raymond distrust when he wants to pretend play?
(a) Beatrice and Magpie.
(b) Annabella.
(c) Annabella and Alexandra.
(d) Beatrice.

2. What was the title of Chapter 3 of the author's book about the play rule experiment?
(a) Let's get started!
(b) And so it begins.
(c) The new order begins.
(d) The new rule is imposed.

3. In Chapter 4, Lisa wanted who to like her more than Mary Louise?
(a) Clara.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Alex.
(d) Cynthia.

4. After Raymond is befriended by one character in Chapter 3, who jumps up and "befriends" him next?
(a) Alexandra.
(b) Beatrice.
(c) Annabella.
(d) Alex.

5. In Paley's class problems arise when the new play rule is applied to storytelling and what?
(a) Voting.
(b) Round-Robin Reading.
(c) Acting.
(d) Free time.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 3 we find that Paley has decided to do what with her new play rule?

2. What pushes the baby dragon far into the sky when he attacks the other dragons?

3. Who encourages the dragons to explore the world?

4. Who does Magpie ask the dragons to be nice to?

5. In Magpie's story, at what age does the father tell the baby dragon he is old enough to fight?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the dragons confused when the awaken?

2. What was Lisa worried about as she was faced with immediate imposition of the new play rule?

3. What happens in Chapter 3 when Raymond tries to be nice at school?

4. What happened with loop holes regarding the new play rule according to Paley in Chapter 4?

5. In Chapter 3, after trying to be nice to other students in his School why does Raymond cry out for Magpie?

6. Why is Beatrice annoyed after the rescue?

7. How did Paley respond to her students/ concerns in Chapter 3?

8. What happens in Chapter 3, after Magpie tells Raymond he is Raymond's friend?

9. What does Raymond reveal about himself in Chapter 4?

10. What story does Magpie tell at the Corporal's prompting?

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