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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 is the person being tried for?

2. Why is the Duchess not present?

3. Who is on trial?

4. At the tea party, they sing “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little ____."

5. What character from earlier in the book appears among the jurors?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a Mock Turtle? A Gryphon?

2. What does Alice find after leaving the tea party?

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

4. How does the Dormouse contribute to the tea party?

5. Who comments on what is happening to Alice first? What does he or she say?

6. Why does the Duchess leave for the second time?

7. What riddle does Alice think she can answer?

8. Describe Alice’s testimony.

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

10. What does the Duchess do that hurts Alice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The croquet game is one of the most famous scenes from the novel. Describe the game and Alice’s struggles with it. How is the game metaphorical?

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

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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