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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 is Alice with at the end of Chapter 3, on the bank of the sea?

2. Why does Alice leave the White Rabbit?

3. How tall would Alice like to be when the caterpillar asks her?

4. What is strange about Alice knocking on the Duchess’ door?

5. What effect does the cake have on Alice at first?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who comes back after the others leave the seaside? Why?

2. What is Alice’s main concern in Chapter 2?

3. Why might the White Rabbit be the first character Alice sees?

4. Why does Alice think about Dinah?

5. Whose house does Alice see after talking with the caterpillar?

6. Who wins the Caucus Race?

7. How is the baby characterized in Chapter 6?

8. What has disappeared after Alice’s time at the seaside, and how is this significant?

9. Who is Alice afraid of in the Rabbit’s home? What does she do because of this?

10. Why does everyone else leave the seaside?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Alice tries to recite poems at various points in the novel. Find the original versions of these poems and compare/contrast them with the versions Alice recites. How are they different? What is the significance of this difference?

Essay Topic 2

The Duchess and the Queen are both noble characters by title, but not temperament. Compare and contrast the two characters, highlighting their significance in the story.

Essay Topic 3

The Queen has very particular whims. Discuss her concept of justice, in terms of her execution threats and her behavior at the trial.

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