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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. In Chapter 31, whom does Janet recommend Alice go see?

2. Where is Alice taken in Chapter 20?

3. What task does the grandmother ask Alice to do in Chapter 24?

4. What type of job does Alice get in Chapter 31?

5. In Chapter 30, when Alice awakes in the hospital, who is sitting next to her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is happening inside Alice's castle in Chapter 28?

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

8. In Chapter 22, what does Alice experience inside the Hazel Wood?

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

10. Who is Alain? What does he want from Alice in Chapter 26?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss ice as a symbol in the novel. How is ice a negative thing, and how is it positive? How does ice impact Alice and reflect her character?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Alice’s contradictory characteristics. In what ways is she a good character? In what ways is she a bad one? How does Alice in the real world compare and contrast with Alice-Three-Times?

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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