Reading Literature - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice's character is established in the opening paragraph. What can we infer about Alice's character based on the comment: 'and what is the use of a book,' thought Alice 'without pictures or conversations'?

• She is a boring person.

• She doesn't like her sister.

• She is silly.

• She is curious about people and their conversations.

Answer explanation

She is not interested in her sister's book because it has no conversations in it.

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10.RC.5.RL:

Which character trait is BEST established in the following excerpt? 'In another moment down went Alice after it, never once considering how in the world she was to get out again.'

• Silly

• Brave

• Impulsive

• Angry

Answer explanation

She goes down the hole without any thought about safety.

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10.RC.5.RL:

In paragraphs 5-7, what tone is established by the writer as Alice moves through the tunnel?

• 
  Scared

• Curious

• Awestruck

• Assertive

Answer explanation

She has so many connecting thoughts about how things work and are connected as she goes down the hole.

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10.V.5:

In paragraph 9, Caroll writes, 'The Antipathies, I think--' (she was rather glad there was no one listening, this time, as it didn't sound at all the right word).' Why do you think she chooses to reveal this lack of knowledge about Alice? How does it add to her character?

• It makes Alice seem silly, so the reader feels sorry for her.

• It makes Alice seem more human so that the reader connects with her.

• It encourages the reader to learn a new word.

• It encourages the reader to think of the book.

Answer explanation

The quote is endearing and the reader can really see into the childlike mind of Alice.

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10.RC.5.RL

When Alice lands at the bottom, she tries to get outside. She realizes she can't and says "Oh, how I wish I could shut up like a telescope!" In this sentence, the author uses which literary device?

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Theme

Answer explanation

She starts to compare herself to the lens of the telescope and a comparison between two things that uses "like" is called a simile.

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10.V.6

When Alice says "Oh, how I wish I could shut up like a telescope!", the writer wants you to compare Alice to a telescope because ______________.

• telescopes can see things from far away

• telescopes can be very useful tools

• telescopes have a lens that shrinks to see things from far away

• None of the above.

Answer explanation

The imagery here allows the reader to imagine Alice like a telescope opening and shutting to view things at a distance.

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10.V.6

Which sentence best indicates a playful tone; a tone in which Carroll attempts to capture the childlike wonder of Alice's character?

• "However, this bottle was not marked ‘poison,’ so Alice ventured to taste it, and finding it very nice, (it had, in fact, a sort of mixed flavour of cherry-tart, custard, pine-apple, roast turkey, toffee, and hot buttered toast), she very soon finished it off."

• "Either the well was very deep, or she fell very slowly, for she had plenty of time as she went down to look about her and to wonder what was going to happen next."

• "(Alice had no idea what Latitude was, or Longitude either, but thought they were nice grand words to say.)"

• All of the above.

Answer explanation

All those quotes reflect this childlike characteristic of Alice.

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10.V.5

Choose a paragraph from the list below, where the author spends a lot of time describing the setting. Write the correct answer in the box below.

Paragraph 1

Paragraph 6

Paragraph 10

Paragraph 17

Answer explanation

The answer is "Paragraph 6" because the author describes the room including the "Marmalade" jar that she is looking at.

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10.RC.6.RL

The narrator of the passage can best be described as

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Omniscient

• Third Person Limited

Answer explanation

The narrator can easily see inside Alice's head which makes the tale told in 3rd person (using he or she), but because we can not see inside the rabbit's or the sister's head, the view is also considered limited.

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10.RC.7.RL

The narrator can easily see inside Alice's head which makes the tale told in 3rd person (using he or she), but because we can not see inside the rabbit's or the sister's head, the view is also considered limited.

As the passage develops, Alice's character goes from being

• Curious to determined

• Silly to weepy

• Brave to scared

• Indifferent to bored

Answer explanation

It starts with her curiously following the rabbit and ends with her determined to get into the world on the other side.

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