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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 does Catherine wear when she goes to see the King after Jest's death?

2. Who tries to convince Catherine not to marry the King on the day of the wedding?

3. Who does Catherine suggest might be helped by the treacle well?

4. Which of the following is not a judge at the Baking Contest?

5. Why is Hatta angry at Catherine when she visits him after the Turtle Days Festival?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How was Rock Turtle Cove founded?

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

5. Why is it so important to Catherine that she win the baking contest?

6. Why does Catherine decide that she will marry the King before going to the masquerade ball?

7. Why does Catherine grow increasingly frustrated with the way the King rules Hearts?

8. Why does Jest think that Time has been avoiding the glen where the treacle well is found?

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

10. How does Hatta think he can escape the fate of going mad?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay discussing the theme of fate and whether Catherine, Jest, Hatta, and Raven could have escaped the fates the Sisters prophecy for them.

Essay Topic 2

Catherine undergoes a transformation at the end of the book from Catherine, a kind, loyal young woman, to the Queen of Hearts, an angry and bitter woman bent on revenge. Write an essay explaining Catherine’s transformation, its causes, and what personality traits contributed to her change.

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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