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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 the American refugee in Chapter 24, whom did Alice nearly follow into hell?

2. Whom does Alice slay in Chapter 21?

3. Where is Alice taken in Chapter 20?

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

5. What happens to Alice when she reaches her mother's bedchamber in Chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the true identity of the younger suitor, as explained in Chapter 29?

3. What promise did Finch make, according to Finch in Chapter 19? How does he feel about this promise?

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

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

6. How does Alice use the comb in Chapter 21?

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

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

9. Where does Alice find herself in Chapter 20? What instructions is she given?

10. How does Alice use the bone in Chapter 21?

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

Books and stories are very important to the novel. Explain how books impact the life (and memory) of Alice.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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