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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 Hinterland story does Finch tell Alice in Chapter 15?

2. What is the name of the character observed by Alice and Finch in Chapter 10?

3. Whom does Alice call for information in Chapter 13?

4. According to the tale "Alice-Three-Times," what is odd about the infant Alice?

5. When was the Polaroid discovered in Chapter 12 taken?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What happens when Alice leaves school in Chapter 6?

7. In “The Door That Wasn’t There,” how does Anya escape the other world?

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

9. To whom does Alice go for help in Chapter 7? What does she learn?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel, The Hazel Wood. How does the title reflect the main characters? How does the title reflect the novel’s themes? How does the title’s meaning change over the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of motherhood.

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