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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the eldest sister instructed to create in "The Door That Wasn't There"?
(a) A door out of blood.
(b) A weapon out of tears.
(c) A servant out of flesh.
(d) A ladder out of bone.

2. What does the character observed by Alice and Finch in Chapter 10 release from a cage?
(a) A pale fox.
(b) A black mouse.
(c) A shadowy bird.
(d) A flying puppet.

3. What is the name of the elder sister in "The Door That Wasn't There"?
(a) Amelia.
(b) Ava.
(c) Aria.
(d) Anya.

4. According to the tale "Alice-Three-Times," Alice would only marry a suitor who could do what?
(a) Bring her ice from the distant ice caverns.
(b) Bring her slippers from a famous shoemaker.
(c) Bring her a rare jewel from the southern kingdom.
(d) Bring her an apple from the orchards far to the east.

5. What happens to Finch's rental car in Chapter 18?
(a) It is crushed flat.
(b) It is set on fire.
(c) It is stolen.
(d) It is filled with seawater.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Hinterland story does Finch tell Alice in Chapter 15?

2. What play do Alice and Finch practice during Drama class in the fifth chapter?

3. What three objects does the visitor to Alice's cafe leave behind in Chapter 2?

4. In Chapter 14, Ness tells Alice to fear what?

5. Who is Ness?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Alice and Finch visit the bookseller in Chapter 12?

2. What does Alice discover in her room in Chapter 6?

3. What signs does the Hinterland give Alice in Chapter 18 to let her know she is on the right path?

4. What letter arrives at the end of Chapter 1? What is odd about it, and how does Ella respond?

5. According to Finch in Chapter 11, what is notable about Althea's stories?

6. Why do Alice and her mother move so often, as described in Chapters 1 and 2? Why do they stop moving?

7. What important information does Ness give Alice in Chapter 14?

8. Who is Ellery Finch? What does the reader learn about him in Chapter 5?

9. What happens when Alice returns to her apartment in Chapter 7? Who helps her there?

10. Who is Audrey? What does she tell Alice at the beginning of Chapter 4?

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