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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. Whom does Alice call for information in Chapter 13?

2. According to the tale "Alice-Three-Times," what did Alice do to the winning suitors upon leaving her home with them?

3. What does Finch locate in Chapter 12?

4. How does Alice describe her relationship with her mother in Chapter 3?

5. According to Alice in the first chapter, who kidnapped Alice when she was six years old?

Short Essay Questions

1. What odd message does Alice receive in Chapter 12?

2. In “The Door That Wasn’t There,” what happens to Anya's mother?

3. According to Alice in Chapter 18, why does she wear her hair short?

4. Who appears in Alice's cafe one day in Chapter 2? What is he doing, and what does he leave behind?

5. What happens as Alice and Finch are driving in Chapter 17? What makes Finch mad?

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

7. What happens to Alice in the story "Alice-Three-Times," as explained in Chapter 9?

8. What happened to Alice when she was six, as explained in Chapter 1?

9. What plan do Alice and Finch make in Chapter 15?

10. What is odd about Alice in the story "Alice-Three-Times," as explained in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the many people integral to Alice’s travels in the Hinterland: Janet, Finch, the red-haired man, and the Spinner. How is each essential to her navigating the story world? What lesson does she learn from each?

Essay Topic 2

The line between fiction and reality is important to the novel. How can the real world be somewhat fictional? How does the fictional world mirror the real one?

Essay Topic 3

Books and stories are very important to the novel. Explain how books impact the life (and memory) of Alice.

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