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

2. How tall is the caterpillar?

3. What powers does the mushroom have?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the caterpillar find Alice’s desires offensive?

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

4. Who wins the Caucus Race?

5. What is the significance of the curtain?

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

7. Why does the Mouse leave?

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

9. Why does everyone else leave the seaside?

10. How does the caterpillar help Alice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Many different kinds of creatures appear throughout the book. What kinds of animals does Carroll use to populate Alice’s adventures in Wonderland, and what attributes does he give to each one? Can we generalize about different species and their roles? If so, in what way?

Essay Topic 3

The Hatter discusses time at length with Alice. How does his conception of time differ from Alice’s? How is time manifest in Wonderland, more generally?

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