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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. Who does Catherine tell Jest taught her to bake?

2. Why does the Duke hesitate to lease the shop to Catherine?

3. What does Jest give the White Rabbit at the King's ball?

4. What is the Crossroads?

5. Who are the two rival Queens in Chess?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What information about Jest does Catherine withhold from Mary Ann when she confesses that she was at a tea party with him?

5. What upsetting event does Margaret tell Catherine happened at the King's ball?

6. Why does the King decide to court Catherine instead of immediately proposing?

7. Why does Mary Ann think that Catherine might find news about the cobbler closing his shop interesting?

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

9. Why does Catherine think that the riddle Hatta tells her about a heart is inaccurate?

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

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

Meyer examines the idea of whether it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved. Write an essay describing what you believe the author is trying to convey about the idea and how she uses the characters and plot of the story to illustrate her thoughts.

Essay Topic 3

Describe how the author draws upon Carroll’s original work and the work of other authors in developing the Duke’s character. How is the Duke important to the theme of the gentry versus the common class? How does the author suggest to readers that he is important to the theme?

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