Analysing Dorothy's return from the unknown in Baum's 'The Wizard of Oz' | English

Starter quiz

To return to somewhere means ______.
- to visit somewhere new
- to tell someone about that place
- to go back to that place ✓
In L. Frank Baum's 'The Wizard of Oz', Dorothy wishes to find Oz to ask him to return her to Kansas. This implies ______.
- she wants to stay in Oz
- she's eager to return to Kansas ✓
- she wants her companions to come to Kansas with her
To learn means to ______.
- to give someone knowledge
- to get new knowledge ✓
- to remember previous knowledge
A semantic field is ______.
- a word that is spelled the same but has a different meaning
- a group of words with a similar meaning ✓
- when the first line of a text mirrors the last line
To form an opinion or guess that something is true because of the information that you have is to ______.
- infer ✓
- convey
- present
- indicate
The moral of a story is ______.
- the lesson the story wants to teach us ✓
- the way we have used language in our story
- the way a reader responds to the story

Starting with the first, put the events of L. Frank Baum's 'The Wizard of Oz' in chronological order.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  A cyclone blows Dorothy and her house to Kansas
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  Dorothy's house lands on and kills the Wicked Witch of the East
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  Dorothy takes the Wicked Witch's silver shoes
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  Dorothy sets off to visit Oz and meets three companions on the way
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  Dorothy finds out that Oz cannot help her
- 6
  
  ⇔
  
  Dorothy uses the silver shoes to return home
Match the companion from 'The Wizard of Oz' with what Oz gives to them.
- Scarecrow
  
  ⇔
  
  a head full of pins and needles ✓
- Tin-Man
  
  ⇔
  
  a heart made of silk and sawdust ✓
- Lion
  
  ⇔
  
  potion for courage ✓
The overall mood or attitude of a text is the ______.
- tone ✓
- theme
- structure
The central topic, subject, or message within a narrative is the ______.
- 'theme' ✓
In L. Frank Baum's 'The Wizard of Oz', what does Dorothy learn from Glinda at the end?
- The silver shoes would take her back to Kansas ✓
- The red shoes would take her back to Kansas
- Glinda can magic her back to Kansas
- The Golden Cap can take her back to Kansas
In L. Frank Baum's 'The Wizard of Oz', which superlative did Dorothy use to describe her wish to return to Kansas?
- "fondest"
- "greatest" ✓
- "most feared"

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Though sad to leave her companions, Dorothy was glad to return to Kansas.
A theme of a story is a central topic, subject, or message within a narrative.
Baum used Dorothy’s time in the unknown to convey a message to the reader.
The message is arguably that we have the tools to help ourselves and don’t need to rely on others.

That stories are purely intended to entertain us.

While stories are entertaining, often there is also a message or a purpose behind the story that is designed to teach us something.

Return - to come or go back to a previous place, subject, activity, or condition
Infer - to form an opinion or guess that something is true because of the information that you have
Theme - a central topic, subject, or message within a narrative
Learn - to get new knowledge or skill in a subject or activity
Tone - the overall mood or attitude of a text