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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. According to Althea in Chapter 23, what is Alice's true identity?

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

3. According to Althea in Chapter 23, whom did she beg to gain entrance to another kingdom?

4. What reward would Finch get for delivering Alice to the Hinterland?

5. According to Althea in Chapter 23, who sent the letter informing Ella that Althea had died?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Alice use the feather in Chapter 21?

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

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

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

6. What does Twice-Killed-Katherine want from Alice in Chapter 19?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Good versus evil is a major theme in the novel. Is Alice “good”? What about Alice-Three-Times? What about other characters, like Ella, Althea, and the Spinner? What point do you think the author is trying to make regarding this theme?

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