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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 Janet in Chapter 31, what happened to Finch?

2. In Chapter 27, Alice travels through the Hinterland on what?

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

4. How does the comb change in Chapter 21?

5. Whom do Alice and Finch encounter after getting off the bus in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Discuss the various signs the Hinterland gives Alice and Finch. What are these signs, and how do they help guide Alice back home?

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