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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. When the flower prince discovers that Annabella can not stay and live with him what does he do?

2. According to Magpie's story when can the lonely princess be with the child?

3. Who encourages the girls to invite Raymond over?

4. What sound does Magpie imitate to get the eagle to leave it's nest so the rescue will be successful?

5. Nelson is rejected in play because he did not want to play what role chosen by other children?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to details in Chapter 1, how are Annabella and Alexandra different in appearance from each other?

2. One general lesson Paley drew about play in Chapter 1 dealt with friendship. Explain.

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

4. In Chapter 1 Paley's students argued about what the play rule should be and could not agree. Why?

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

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

7. What did second graders tell Paley when she did her inquiry with them?

8. In Chapter 1, how did Paley go about getting her students to accept this new play rule?

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

10. In Chapter 1, Magpie tells a story. What is it about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the behavior of the girls against Raymond in Chapter 2 illustrate the behavior of students in the classroom, like Paley's class, and how does the girls behavior demonstrate the behavior Paley wants to discourage with her new play rule.

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

Discuss the symbolism of the blueberry bush leading the dragons out of the fog in Chapter 4 in relation to Paley's using the new rule and complementing story to help her students learn to include rather than exclude during play.

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