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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. Who wins the Caucus Race?

3. What does Alice mistake for the sea?

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

5. What powers does the mushroom have?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the caterpillar help Alice?

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

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

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

5. How does Alice think of her body changing size?

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

7. Why does everyone else leave the seaside?

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

9. Describe the Caucus Race.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Many characters are nervous or afraid of Alice, or other things, throughout the book. What is the nature of fear, as presented by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland? Is Alice ever afraid? What does this say about her character?

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