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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. According to the American refugee in Chapter 24, whom did Alice nearly follow into hell?

2. In Chapter 27, Alice travels through the Hinterland on what?

3. What does the American refugee in Chapter 24 give Alice to help her?

4. At the end of Chapter 25, where has the ice reached on Alice?

5. What happens to Althea as she tells her tale in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Alice find herself in Chapter 20? What instructions is she given?

2. What is Alice currently doing, and what are her plans for the future, as described in Chapter 31?

3. What happens to Finch at the end of Chapter 19?

4. Who is Alain? What does he want from Alice in Chapter 26?

5. What task does Alice perform for the grandmother in Chapter 24? What happens as a result?

6. What promise did Finch make, according to Finch in Chapter 19? How does he feel about this promise?

7. How does Alice eventually escape the Hinterland in Chapter 30?

8. What is happening inside Alice's castle in Chapter 28?

9. According to Janet in Chapter 25, how did she and Althea meet?

10. What happens when a suitor finally completes Princess Alice's task, as explained in Chapter 29?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how fictional objects and creatures have powerful effects in the real world. How does the fictional world affect the real one?

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

Alice finds herself involved in several conflicts over the course of the novel. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict, and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the story and the characters involved.

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