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

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

3. Who tells their own story in Chapter 4?
(a) Raymond's father.
(b) Magpie.
(c) Beatrice.
(d) Raymond.

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

5. Who trains the baby dragon in Magpie's story?
(a) His father.
(b) The royal counselor.
(c) His mother.
(d) The dragon healer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the father in Magpie's story want the baby dragon to fight?

2. Who admits to stealing food, and wants to return it?

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

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

5. When Magpie asks Raymond's father what he wants, what does Raymond's father request?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the dragons encouraged to to explore the world?

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

3. In Chapter 3, why were Paley's students nervous and what did they do because of their nervousness?

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

5. Why did problems arise with the new play rule and story telling?

6. How do blueberry bushes help rescue Raymond and his father from the cage?

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. In Magpie's story, inspired by Raymond, why is the father sad?

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

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