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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 Duchess’s reaction to seeing Alice?

2. Why is the Duchess not present?

3. Whom does the Hatter recommend that Alice befriend?

4. Who questions Alice?

5. What word that Alice doesn’t understand formed part of the Mock Turtle’s curriculum?

Short Essay Questions

1. What riddle does Alice think she can answer?

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

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

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

5. What is a Mock Turtle? A Gryphon?

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

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

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

9. Why are the witnesses chosen?

10. What is happening to Alice during the trial?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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