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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. Besides Annabella, who accompanies Magpie when Magpie goes to rescue the small child from the eagle?

2. With a hoarse voice in Chapter 1, Paley went off to speak where?

3. Who is sitting behind a tree and thinking she is not as nice as Magpie thinks she is, as Annabella and her father arrive in Magpie's Kingdom home?

4. Magpie asks Raymond to help him rescue what animal?

5. Who almost steps on Magpie after his birth?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Paley discover from talking to students about the "bosses" in play?

5. What did Paley realize about Lisa back in the classroom, in Chapter 2?

6. When speaking in Arizona, Paley discovered two ways teachers handled the rejection involved in play. What are they?

7. In Magpie's story why is it important for the lonely princess to only play with the fairy child during the day, and what happens when she forgets this rule?

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

9. Why weren't Paley's students as excited as Annabella about new kids with whom they can play?

10. What do the tiny people tell Magpie and Annabella about the Seventh mountain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Through the book. Lisa and Beatrice's behavior has fluctuated from one extreme to another. Explain these varying responses and connect them with how students (all grades) respond to Paley's experiment.

Essay Topic 2

How does Prince Kareem's character in the imaginary story compare and contrast to Paley's role in her classroom in regards to children at play?

Essay Topic 3

Briefly explain Paley's findings from her inquiry for each grade level, 1st through 5th, then examine how Paley's students respond to these answers as Paley reports the responses back to them.

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