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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. In a news story Magpie tells the flower prince, the hero boy defeats a lizard with what?

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

3. Which grade revealed during questioning about the fairness of the new rule that they remembered it is bad not to let other kids play?

4. In Chapter 1 what deceased person does Prince Kareem refer when answering Magpie?

5. Prince Kareem is writing a book about what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Back in the class, in Chapter 2, why was Nelson rejected in play?

4. Following Magpie after the moving flowers over the mountain, what do they discover?

5. In Chapter 2, we find out that the teachers were interested in Paley's new play rule, but didn't realize what?

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

7. What does Kareem tell Annabella about the flowers that close up after she tried to pick them in the desert?

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

9. After Magpie shares the story of the lonely princess, how does Annabella respond?

10. According to Paley what social practice happens daily, and how did Angelo relate to this statement?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 1, Angelo said that what is going on with play in the classroom is like what is going on where Magpie lives. How does Angelo seem to come to this conclusion and is it accurate based on details provided in this part of the book?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 4, Paley observes the evolving rule in relation to students learning democratic procedures; adapting the rule to cover story-telling; and no longer looking for loopholes. Discuss each of these results. How they came to be and how they affect the students and the rule itself. Citing details from previous chapters may be helpful.

Essay Topic 3

How does or could Paley's new rule resolve or prevent certain issues that arise in the imaginary story? Cite several specific examples and provide supporting details.

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