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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. What does Alice have to do to go to the house she sees, after she comes down from the trees?

2. What best describes the caterpillar’s tone?

3. How does Alice get the cakes at the White Rabbit’s house?

4. What animal does the Queen’s footman resemble?

5. Whom does Alice see in the trees?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alice feel about the Duchess in Chapter 6?

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

3. How is the baby characterized in Chapter 6?

4. How does the caterpillar help Alice?

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

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

7. What will the mushroom do for Alice? Why is this important?

8. How does Alice describe what she wants to the caterpillar?

9. What is the significance of pepper in Chapter 6?

10. Why does Alice have a hard time answering the caterpillar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many things in Wonderland are not what they seem. What items transform in the book? Pick three meaningful transformations and discuss them in the context of Alice’s own transformation. How are they meaningful?

Essay Topic 2

The character of Alice was based on a real girl, an acquaintance of Lewis Carroll’s. In what way can we see the ‘real’ person’s characteristics?

Essay Topic 3

The croquet game is one of the most famous scenes from the novel. Describe the game and Alice’s struggles with it. How is the game metaphorical?

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