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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 has Alice done to make it difficult to befriend the person that the Hatter recommends?

2. Who does Alice’s sister think will one day hear the story?

3. What does the Queen ask Alice?

4. What color does the Queen want the flowers to be?

5. What is unique about the gardeners?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens suddenly at the end of Chapter 10?

2. Why are the witnesses chosen?

3. What will happen to Alice after the story ends?

4. What does Alice tell the Queen about the gardeners? Why is this significant?

5. What is the gardeners’ fate, according to the Queen? Does it come to pass?

6. Why does the Duchess react in the way she does to Alice?

7. Why is the Mock Turtle different from other characters in the novel?

8. What does each witness contribute?

9. What rule does the King say Alice is breaking? What issue does Alice take with this?

10. What riddle does Alice think she can answer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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