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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 dance do the Gryphon and the Mock Turtle show Alice?

2. Why does Alice leave the party?

3. What does Alice want to do next?

4. What are the jurors holding?

5. Who announces the event in #132?

Short Essay Questions

1. What will happen to Alice after the story ends?

2. What rule does the King say Alice is breaking? What issue does Alice take with this?

3. What does the Lobster Quadrille look like?

4. Why is the Mock Turtle different from other characters in the novel?

5. Why are the witnesses chosen?

6. Alice thinks about the jury in metaphorical terms. What metaphor does she use in Chapter 12?

7. What is a Mock Turtle? A Gryphon?

8. Why does the Duchess leave for the second time?

9. What happens suddenly at the end of Chapter 10?

10. How does the Dormouse contribute to the tea party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The gardeners attempt to paint the Queen’s white roses red. Why is this significant to the story? Is it a successful transformation?

Essay Topic 2

The White Rabbit mistakes Alice for his housemaid. Discuss this case of mistaken identity in terms of the domestic elements of the book, and in terms of Alice’s own identity. Is this an understandable mistake?

Essay Topic 3

Alice changes sizes many times throughout the book. What is the significance of these changes, and how do they come about? What level of control does Alice have over these changes?

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