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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 makes Alice protest in the courtroom?

2. What dance do the Gryphon and the Mock Turtle show Alice?

3. Why is the Duchess not present?

4. Who summons the witnesses?

5. What distracts the three at the end of the chapter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is a Mock Turtle? A Gryphon?

9. What riddle does Alice think she can answer?

10. What is happening to Alice during the trial?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The White Rabbit appears in most key scenes in the book. Why is this the case, and how might the White Rabbit’s character function as a metaphor?

Essay Topic 3

Many things in Wonderland are not what they seem. What items transform in the book? Pick three meaningful transformations and discuss them in the context of Alice’s own transformation. How are they meaningful?

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