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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. The Spinner compares Alice's story to what in Chapter 28?

2. At the end of Chapter 28, Alice's body is compared to what object?

3. Into what does the grandmother transform in Chapter 24?

4. What creature attacks Alice at the start of Chapter 21?

5. What does the bartender in Chapter 26 want from Alice?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is the Spinner? How does she appear in Chapter 26?

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

4. How does Alice finally escape her story in Chapter 29? Who helps save her?

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

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

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

8. What task does Alice perform for the grandmother in Chapter 24? What happens as a result?

9. What happens to Alice at the end of Chapter 28?

10. How does Twice-Killed-Katherine taunt Alice in Chapter 19? How does Alice respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Alice finds herself involved in several conflicts over the course of the novel. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict, and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the story and the characters involved.

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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