Respond to the following questions. Each of your responses should be numbered and be at least 2-5 complete sentences in length. Be sure to also include properly-cited textual evidence from the novel to support your Describe a conflict in the story. How is this conflict introduced? How is it resolved by the end of the novel?

What does it mean to be a valuable member of society in the Land of Oz?

How does Scarecrow change throughout the story?

How do the Scarecrow, the tin woodsman, and the cowardly lion reveal they already possess what they think they are lacking?

Explain one of the themes of the story.

What role does color play in the story?

L. Frank Baum said his book was a "modernized fairy tale, in which the wonderment and joy are retained and the heartache and nightmares are left out." Do you agree or disagree? Why?

Read the following passage from the novel:

"No matter how dreary and gray our homes are, we people of flesh and blood would rather live there than in any other country, be it ever so beautiful. There is no place like home." - Dorothy (44)

Do you agree or disagree? Why or why not?