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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 happens right before Jest appears at the ball?
2. Why is Catherine late getting ready for the ball?
3. Who comes into Catherine's room just as she returns from Hatta's tea party?
4. What rumor about the King does Cheshire share with Catherine while they are at the ball?
5. What does Catherine see on her windowsill following the King's request to court her?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Catherine flustered at the King's tea party by the King asking her if she likes Jest?
2. What information about Jest does Catherine withhold from Mary Ann when she confesses that she was at a tea party with him?
3. After the King asks permission to court Catherine, how does Catherine know that Jest is waiting outside her window?
4. Why was Peter Peter knighted?
5. Why is Catherine disconcerted to learn that the Duke owns the store the cobbler is leaving?
6. Why is Mary Ann frightened when she comes into Catherine's room on the night of Hatta's tea party?
7. Why does Jest decline to tell Catherine where Hatta and Haigha are from?
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. How does Cheshire know the courtiers who were taken in the Jabberwock's attack on the ball are dead?
10. When Catherine has dinner with her parents after the King's tea party, why does the Marchioness send the dessert away?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Catherine undergoes a transformation at the end of the book from Catherine, a kind, loyal young woman, to the Queen of Hearts, an angry and bitter woman bent on revenge. Write an essay explaining Catherine’s transformation, its causes, and what personality traits contributed to her change.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay explaining how Meyer uses the character of the Cheshire cat to move the plot forward. What attributes does Cheshire have that make him perfect for the role Meyer places him in?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay discussing Jest as a romantic hero archetype. Define the archetype and explain how Jest fits that role.
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