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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 Cheshire's magical ability?

2. What does Jest make appear at the ball?

3. When Mary Ann first learns that Catherine has been seeing Jest, what does she suggest Jest may be after?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. After the King asks permission to court Catherine, how does Catherine know that Jest is waiting outside her window?

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

5. Why does the sight of Raven's shadow sometimes frighten Catherine?

6. Why does Jest decline to tell Catherine where Hatta and Haigha are from?

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

8. During the croquet game, why does Jest accuse Catherine of having been dishonest with him?

9. What reason does the Duke give Catherine for his housekeeper seeming shaken by her visit?

10. Where did the lemons that Catherine used to make lemon tarts for the King's ball come from?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Plants grow in Catherine’s room several times throughout the novel. Each plant symbolizes something and also serves as Catherine’s inspiration for some action. Write an essay explaining the importance of each of the plants and how they inspire Catherine.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay discussing Jest as a romantic hero archetype. Define the archetype and explain how Jest fits that role.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay discussing how Meyer develops the mystery of the Jabberwock. Examine the clues she leaves for readers about the identity of the Jabberwock and what caused the transformation.

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