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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 is with the King when he asks Catherine's father for permission to court her?

2. Who does Mr. Penguin the butler announce has come to visit Rock Turtle Cove after the tea party?

3. What instrument does Jest play for the King and Catherine?

4. Who does the King say suggested that he court Catherine?

5. What does Catherine think the chocolate truffles served at the King's ball need?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do white roses grow in Catherine's room on the night of the King's ball?

2. Why does Catherine insist on going to Peter Peter's pumpkin patch to get a pumpkin for the baking contest?

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

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

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

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

7. After the King's ball, why does Cheshire tell Catherine that he does not think many people know it was Catherine the King intended to propose to?

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

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

10. Why is it strange that Cheshire has not heard anything about the new Joker prior to the ball?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing how the author uses the story of the lobster and the turtle that is told at the beginning of the festival at Rock Turtle Cove to reflect on the relationship between Jest and Catherine. Explain the similarities between the two relationships and how the story may have influenced Catherine’s view of romantic love.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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