Dorothy & Kansas
Themes and Symbols
Munchkinland & The Wiked Witch
The Yellow Brick Road
Meeting The Scarecrow
100

What color is Dorothy's house in Kansas?

What is gray?

100

What does Dorothy's journey symbolize in the story?

What is a personal growth or self-discovery?

100

Who does Dorothy meet first when she arrives in Munchkinland?

Who are the Munchkins?

100

Where does the Yellow Brick Road lead?

What is the Emerald City?

100

Where does Dorothy find the Scarecrow?

What is the cornfield?

200

Who does Dorothy live with in Kansas?

Who are Aunt Em and Uncle Henry?

200

How does friendship play a role in Dorothy's journey?

What is finding friends who support and help each other?

200

How does the Wicked Witch of the East die?

What is Dorothy's house lands on her?

200

What advice does the Good Witch of the North give Dorothy about the road? 

What is "Follow the Yellow Brink Road and never stop?"

200

What does the Scarecrow want most of all?

What is a brain?

300

What is the name of Dorothy's dog?

What is Toto?

300

Why is home an important theme in The Wizard of Oz?

What is Dorothy's longing to return to a place of safety and love?

300

What gift does the Good Witch of the North give Dorothy?

What are the silver shoes?

300

What is Dorothy's destination on the Yellow Brick Road?

What is to see the Wizard of Oz?

300

How does Dorothy help the Scarecrow?

What is she lifts him down from his pole?
400

How does Dorothy feel about Kansas?

What is unhappy and dull?

400

What does the color change from Kansas to Oz represent?

What is the shift from dullness to excitement and possiblity?

400

Why are the Munchkins grateful to Dorothy?

What is she frees them from the Wicked Witch of the East?

400

What challenges does Dorothy face on The Yellow Brick Road? 

What is loneliness, distance and fear?

400

Why does the Scarecrow believe he needs a brain?

What is he thinks he cannot make good decisions or be wise?

500

What does Kansas symbolize in the story? 

What ismonotony or bleakness?

500

How does Dorothy's growth as a character reflect one of the story's main themes? 

What is her courage, independence and loyalty for her friends?

500

Who is the Wicked Witch of the East, and what did she represent? 

Who is a powerful witch who has oppressed the Munchkins?

500

What might the Yellow Brick Road symbolize in Dorothy's journey?

What is the path to self-discovery or the journey to wisdom?

500

What is ironic about the Scarecrow's thoughts and actions?

What is he already shows he is clever and insightful despite thinking he has no brain?