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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. Why does Catherine send Raven to release Mary Ann from the pumpkin?

2. What are the Sisters wearing the second time the group reaches the treacle well on their way to Chess?

3. Who does Catherine decide to take a business proposal to after her parents refuse to let her use her dowry to open a bakery?

4. What rank in Hearts is a Rook from Chess equal to?

5. What talent does Catherine regret not having inherited from her father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Peter Peter so desperate to know what Catherine has done with the Vorpal Sword when he approaches her at the masquerade?

2. Why does Catherine try to bargain with Time after Jest dies?

3. Why is Peter so angry to see Hatta in his pumpkin patch?

4. In Catherine's last encounter with the Jabberwock, why does the Jabberwock only have one eye?

5. Why does Jest take Catherine to the treacle well the first time?

6. How does Mary Ann know that Lady Peter is the Jabberwock?

7. Why does Mary Ann apologize to the courtiers as she walks into the theater?

8. What is the secret to being able to find the treacle well?

9. Why does Jest think that the White Queen is incapable of ending the war in Chess?

10. When Catherine goes to the pumpkin patch to save Mary Ann, why does Peter think Catherine is there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay examining the theme of love and loss. What conclusion does the author seem to come to about the question of whether it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all?

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

Write an essay describing how concern about reputation impacts the outcome of the story. How does what others tell Catherine about the importance of reputation affect the way she acts? How does it affect the way others act toward her?

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