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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. Who finally lets Alice in the door?

2. Whom does Alice first meet at the ‘seaside’?

3. What does Alice have to do to go to the house she sees, after she comes down from the trees?

4. How does the White Rabbit address Alice?

5. Where is Alice when she sees the White Rabbit for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Alice think about Dinah?

2. How is the baby characterized in Chapter 6?

3. What has disappeared after Alice’s time at the seaside, and how is this significant?

4. How can Alice’s changes in size be read metaphorically?

5. What is the significance of pepper in Chapter 6?

6. What is so important about the riverbank setting?

7. Why is the Cook important?

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

9. Who wins the Caucus Race?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Alice’s sister thinks about Alice’s adventures after Alice has awakened. Describe these musings. What is the significance of her thoughts?

Essay Topic 2

The Cheshire Cat appears at various points in Alice’s journey. Discuss these moments and their significance in the story; how is the Cat characterized, and how does this inform our understanding of other characters in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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