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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. Once Alice escapes the Hinterland in Chapter 30, who rescues her?
(a) An old woman.
(b) A fisherman.
(c) A young boy.
(d) A bus driver.

2. According to Althea in Chapter 23, what would happen if Alice spilled her blood in the woods?
(a) The Hinterland characters would all be freed.
(b) The Hinterland would be destroyed.
(c) A permanent door between worlds would be created.
(d) The bridge between worlds would be demolished.

3. Whom do Alice and Finch encounter after getting off the bus in Chapter 19?
(a) Ness and Martin.
(b) Althea and Ella.
(c) Twice-Killed-Katherine and the boy from the cab.
(d) Ilsa and Jenny.

4. According to the American refugee in Chapter 24, whom did Alice nearly follow into hell?
(a) The Woodwife.
(b) The Skinned Maiden.
(c) Alice-Three-Times.
(d) The Clockwork Bride.

5. What does Alice's mother do upon first laying eyes upon her in Chapter 29?
(a) Rock her back and forth.
(b) Turn away.
(c) Kiss her.
(d) Sing to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Althea in Chapter 23, who is the true ruler of the Hinterland?

2. What does Alice plan to do at the end of the novel?

3. What is the name of the character who kidnapped Ella?

4. Who arrives on bicycles to save Princess Alice, as explained in Chapter 29?

5. What does Janet give Alice to drink in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alice learn from Althea about Althea and the Hinterland in Chapter 23?

2. Who is Janet? What does she do in the Hinterland?

3. According to Janet in Chapter 25, how did she and Althea meet?

4. Who is the Briar King? What does Alice learn about him in Chapter 24?

5. How does Alice use the feather in Chapter 21?

6. Who is Alain? What does he want from Alice in Chapter 26?

7. What promise did Finch make, according to Finch in Chapter 19? How does he feel about this promise?

8. According to the Spinner in Chapter 26, how can Alice free herself from her story?

9. What is Alice currently doing, and what are her plans for the future, as described in Chapter 31?

10. How does Alice eventually escape the Hinterland in Chapter 30?

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