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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mary Ann describe the way Catherine talks about Jest?
(a) Like a foolish schoolgirl.
(b) Like he is a fairy tale prince.
(c) Like he is a knight in shining armor.
(d) Like a piece of chocolate cake.

2. Why is Catherine late getting ready for the ball?
(a) She was baking.
(b) She was walking in the garden.
(c) She was at Hatta's shop.
(d) She was sleeping.

3. What is Mr. Caterpillar doing when Catherine first meets him?
(a) Eating a tart.
(b) Talking on the phone with a customer.
(c) Buying a hat from Hatta.
(d) Smoking from a hookah.

4. How does Cheshire know the courtiers who were attacked by the Jabberwock are dead?
(a) He saw them die.
(b) Their bodies were left at the palace gates.
(c) Peter Peter found their bodies in his pumpkin patch.
(d) Shreds of cardstock have been found.

5. When Mary Ann first learns that Catherine has been seeing Jest, what does she suggest Jest may be after?
(a) Catherine's heart.
(b) Catherine's virtue.
(c) Getting close to Catherine so he can assassinate the Marquess.
(d) Catherine's money and title.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Catherine plan to name her bakery?

2. Why does Cheshire say that Catherine should care about her reputation?

3. Where does Cheshire say he heard the Joker came from?

4. Who are the two rival Queens in Chess?

5. Who does Cheshire tell Catherine is stealing her tarts?

Short Essay Questions

1. What irritates Catherine about Margaret Mearle?

2. What does Catherine do with all of the gifts the King sends her while he is courting her?

3. Why is Catherine disconcerted to learn that the Duke owns the store the cobbler is leaving?

4. How does Cheshire know the courtiers who were taken in the Jabberwock's attack on the ball are dead?

5. What talent does Catherine "perform" at Hatta's tea party?

6. Why is Catherine flustered at the King's tea party by the King asking her if she likes Jest?

7. Why is Mary Ann frightened when she comes into Catherine's room on the night of Hatta's tea party?

8. Why is Catherine baking lemon tarts at the beginning of the book?

9. Why does Lion agree to be the last one to enter the Crossroads when the Jabberwock attacks the tea party?

10. When Catherine has dinner with her parents after the King's tea party, why does the Marchioness send the dessert away?

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