Alice Ch 5 & 6

In Chapter 5, because of Alice’s very long neck, the pigeon mistakes her for:

• a rabbit

• a mouse

• a caterpillar

• a serpent

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In Chapter 6, when the Cheshire Cat leaves the house, what part of him remains?

• His tail

• His whiskers

• His grin

• His eyes

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In Chapter 6, the Cheshire Cat tells Alice that he is mad. What does “mad” mean in this instance? When Alice asks the Cat how he knows he is mad, how does the Cat explain? Why is this funny?

Answer explanation

In this instance, to be “mad” means to be crazy or insane, it does not mean to be angry. The Cat explains that an animal which is not mad -- a dog -- will growl when it is angry and wag its tail when it is pleased. A cat such as himself, however, growls (purrs) when it is pleased and wags its tail when it is angry. This is funny because all cats behave this way.

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In Chapter 5, what advice does the caterpillar give Alice about the mushroom? How does Alice use this advice? How does she feel afterward?

Answer explanation

The caterpillar tells Alice that the mushroom has two sides. One side will make Alice grow taller, and the other side will make her grow shorter. Alice breaks off a bit of each side of the mushroom, and she eats bites of each side until she has returned to her usual height. Alice feels grateful for the caterpillar’s advice. She can now control her own height with the mushroom pieces whenever she pleases.

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Part 1: At the end of Chapter 6, does Alice decide to go see the Hatter or the March Hare next? Why?

Part 2: If you were Alice, would you make the same decision? Why or why not?

Answer explanation

Part 1: Alice decides to go see the March Hare next. She makes this choice because she has seen hatters before, and she thinks the March Hare will be much more interesting.

Part 2: Your opinion

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Vocabulary: “Alice felt a little irritated at the Caterpillar’s making such very short remarks, and she drew herself up and said, very gravely, ‘I think you ought to tell me who you are, first.’” In this sentence, what does irritated mean?

• Excited

• Annoyed

• Sad

• Disoriented

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Vocabulary: “At this moment, the door of the house opened, and a large plate came skimming out, straight at the Footman’s head.” In this sentence, what does skimming mean?

• Gliding

• Rolling

• Dropping

• Dancing

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Main Idea: What was the main thing Alice learned in Chapter Five?

• Girls were serpents

• Caterpillars were rude

• She could grow to whatever size she wanted to be.

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Main idea: Who gave Alice advice, and who asked her to hold a “baby”?

• Mad Hatter and the White Rabbit

• Cheshire Cat and the Duchess

• Footman and the Queen

• White Rabbit and the Pigeon

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Inference: What does the nonsense poem, “You Are Old, Father William” do?

• It has different words but is similar to another poem.

• Its words are similar to another poem.

• It mimics a modern-day poem.

• It is an original poem by the author.