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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. Who used blueberry bushes to lure the dragons away from the cage?

2. Who asks Raymond why he is crying out, in Chapter 3?

3. Who agrees to be protection against the eagle?

4. Which student worried aloud that other students could be mean and hurtful with the new rule, to which other students suggested solutions?

5. What do the dragons believe Raymond's father to be?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did some of Paley's student's reference Raymond from the imaginary story in the beginning of Chapter 3?

3. What did the fifth graders in Chapter 4 tell Paley about the new play rule?

4. Who arrives during Raymond's initiated pretend play and what does this person request?

5. Why is Beatrice annoyed after the rescue?

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

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

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

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

10. What story, inspired by Raymond, does Magpie tell in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 1, Paley led her class into a discussion about understanding rejection during play. The students engaged and talked about when they have been rejected; and how they felt for themselves and other students. How do the students comments during this discussion illustrate their understanding of rejection during play, and do any of their comments address Paley's question of whether such rejection is fair, considering that the classroom is the property of all the students.

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

According to Chapter 3, who is exempt from the new rule? Why is this person exempt? Should this person be exempt? How does this exemption affect the success of the new rule?

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