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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. How much older was Ness when she finally emerged from the Hazel Wood?

2. What does the bookseller in Chapter 12 believe about Alice and Finch?

3. In "The Door That Wasn't There," what did the third walnut contain?

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

5. What is Finch's first name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Alice's grandmother? What does Alice know about her, as explained in Chapter 3?

2. Who is Ness? What happened to her?

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

4. Whom does Alice call for help in Chapter 13? What information does she learn?

5. What is Tales from the Hinterland? What does Alice know about it, as explained in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

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

10. In “The Door That Wasn’t There,” what does the stepmother do to Anya and her sister?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss ice as a symbol in the novel. How is ice a negative thing, and how is it positive? How does ice impact Alice and reflect her character?

Essay Topic 2

Explain how fictional objects and creatures have powerful effects in the real world. How does the fictional world affect the real one?

Essay Topic 3

The idea of free will is central to this novel. Who in the novel is truly free? Explain how this theme is developed over the course of the novel, using examples to support your claims.

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