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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 happens to Alice during the trial?

2. What does Alice want to do next?

3. Where does Alice go at the end of the story?

4. Who is holding the King’s Crown?

5. How are the birds used in the Queen’s game?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a Mock Turtle? A Gryphon?

2. Why are the witnesses chosen?

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

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

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

6. Describe Alice’s testimony.

7. What does the Lobster Quadrille look like?

8. Alice thinks about the jury in metaphorical terms. What metaphor does she use in Chapter 12?

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

10. How is Alice welcomed to the Hare’s party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

At the end of the novel, all of the characters present turn into cards. Other than the King, Queen, and Knave, how might this apply to the other characters? What is the broader metaphorical significance of this change?

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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