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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 does Alice observe a girl in the woods doing at the beginning of Chapter 24?

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

3. According to the American refugee in Chapter 24, whom did Alice nearly follow into hell?

4. The American refugee in Chapter 24 warns Alice against doing what?

5. According to Janet in Chapter 25, what is the name of the Hinterland's world builder?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Ella following her abduction, as she explains in Chapter 31?

2. What does Alice learn from Althea about Alice herself in Chapter 23?

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

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

5. What happens when a suitor finally completes Princess Alice's task, as explained in Chapter 29?

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

7. What happens to Finch at the end of Chapter 19?

8. According to Janet in Chapter 25, what is the only way for Alice to be free?

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

10. Who is Hansa? What information does Alice learn from her in Chapter 21?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At one point in the novel, Alice thinks that “Hell is caring about other people” (179). Choose a minimum of two characters and explain how the novel illustrates the danger of caring for others.

Essay Topic 2

Alice experiences great change over the course of the novel. In what ways does she change and in what ways does she remain the same? By the novel’s end, is she better for these changes? Explain your opinion using examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Appearances in the novel can be deceiving. How do appearances differ from reality in this novel? Discuss three characters, objects, or situations and how this idea applies to each.

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