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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. How does Alice feel when she is called as a witness?

2. What crime does the King think the Hatter has committed?

3. How many gardeners are there?

4. Where do the characters in the Dormouse’s story live?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What literary device do the Mock Turtle and the Gryphon use?

2. What is happening to Alice during the trial?

3. What does the Lobster Quadrille look like?

4. Why does the Mock Turtle sing?

5. How do the gardeners feel about the Queen?

6. What is the significance of the discussion Alice has with the Mock Turtle and the Gryphon?

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

8. Describe what actually happens to those sentenced to beheading by the Queen.

9. Describe Alice’s testimony.

10. Describe the end of the trial and its significance.

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

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 3

Alice’s cat, Dinah, never appears as a character herself in the book, but is often mentioned by Alice. What is Dinah’s significance, to the story and to Alice? What does she mean for other characters, and what does this indicate?

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