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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 is the prize for winning the baking contest?

2. Who does the Countess refer to as "riffraff" when talking about guests at the King's ball?

3. What does the Marchioness fear has happened when Catherine tells her about the King's tea party?

4. Who comes into Catherine's room just as she returns from Hatta's tea party?

5. Why does Cheshire say that Catherine should care about her reputation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did the lemons that Catherine used to make lemon tarts for the King's ball come from?

2. During the croquet game, why does Jest accuse Catherine of having been dishonest with him?

3. What talent does Catherine "perform" at Hatta's tea party?

4. How does Hatta feel about Jest trying to keep Catherine from performing at his tea party?

5. Why is Catherine baking lemon tarts at the beginning of the book?

6. After the King asks permission to court Catherine, how does Catherine know that Jest is waiting outside her window?

7. Why does Catherine think that the riddle Hatta tells her about a heart is inaccurate?

8. After the King's ball, why does Cheshire tell Catherine that he does not think many people know it was Catherine the King intended to propose to?

9. What irritates Catherine about Margaret Mearle?

10. Why does Lion agree to be the last one to enter the Crossroads when the Jabberwock attacks the tea party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing how the author uses wordplay throughout the novel. What inspiration does she draw from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland as well as other literary works? What is the purpose of using wordplay?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay discussing the importance of the subplot between Margaret and the Duke. Discuss how the subplot supports some of the book’s themes and how the author uses the subplot to move the main plot along.

Essay Topic 3

Describe how the author draws upon Carroll’s original work and the work of other authors in developing the Duke’s character. How is the Duke important to the theme of the gentry versus the common class? How does the author suggest to readers that he is important to the theme?

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