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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 Hinterland story does Finch tell Alice in Chapter 15?

2. According to Alice in the first chapter, what did Alice believe for a time about the man who had kidnapped her?

3. What object is the bird carrying in Chapter 12?

4. What is the name of Alice's stepfather?

5. According to Alice in Chapter 13, what does she remember most about her childhood?

Short Essay Questions

1. What letter arrives at the end of Chapter 1? What is odd about it, and how does Ella respond?

2. What happens when Alice leaves school in Chapter 6?

3. What signs does the Hinterland give Alice in Chapter 18 to let her know she is on the right path?

4. What important information does Ness give Alice in Chapter 14?

5. Who is Ellery Finch? What does the reader learn about him in Chapter 5?

6. Who is David, and how does he help Alice in Chapter 11?

7. Why do Alice and her mother move so often, as described in Chapters 1 and 2? Why do they stop moving?

8. In “The Door That Wasn’t There,” how does Anya get her revenge?

9. What is Tales from the Hinterland? What does Alice know about it, as explained in Chapter 3?

10. Who is Twice-Killed Katherine? What does Alice watch her do in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze how the novel’s setting influences the novel’s plot, characters, and themes.

Essay Topic 2

Good versus evil is a major theme in the novel. Is Alice “good”? What about Alice-Three-Times? What about other characters, like Ella, Althea, and the Spinner? What point do you think the author is trying to make regarding this theme?

Essay Topic 3

The line between fiction and reality is important to the novel. How can the real world be somewhat fictional? How does the fictional world mirror the real one?

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