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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 does Alice associate with the sea?

2. When did Alice last feel confident, according to what she tells the caterpillar?

3. What is the prize the animal-winner(s) receive?

4. What is written on the Rabbit’s door?

5. What does the bird think Alice wants?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Alice’s interaction with the Mouse complicated?

3. How is the baby characterized in Chapter 6?

4. What does Alice look for on the Drink Me bottle, and why?

5. What is so important about the riverbank setting?

6. Why does the Mouse tell his long story? Does he achieve his goals?

7. What is the significance of what happens to Alice in the Rabbit’s house?

8. Who wins the Caucus Race?

9. Why might the White Rabbit be the first character Alice sees?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

The White Rabbit appears in most key scenes in the book. Why is this the case, and how might the White Rabbit’s character function as a metaphor?

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