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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 problem does Alice have with the caterpillar’s instructions?

2. What is Alice’s second goal after leaving the Rabbit’s house?

3. With whom does Alice argue on the bank?

4. What is wrong with what the Cook is making?

5. What does Alice recite for the caterpillar?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the White Rabbit reappear in Chapter 2?

2. Why does Alice have a hard time answering the caterpillar?

3. Why might the Rabbit have mistaken Alice for somebody else?

4. Who wins the Caucus Race?

5. Why does Alice think about Dinah?

6. What is the significance of the curtain?

7. What is Alice’s main concern in Chapter 2?

8. How does Alice describe what she wants to the caterpillar?

9. Why is the Cook important?

10. How does Alice feel about the Duchess in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many things in Wonderland are not what they seem. What items transform in the book? Pick three meaningful transformations and discuss them in the context of Alice’s own transformation. How are they meaningful?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Alice takes issue with some of the aspects of the trial. Which aspects trouble her, and how does she respond to them? In what ways is the trial unusual?

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