Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CH 12 Quiz

In paragraph 4, Alice says to herself: "'not that it signifies much…. I should think it would be quite as much use in the trial one way up as the other.'"

What does this quote reveal about Alice's attitude towards the trial?

• Alice believes that the Lizard is too upset to understand the trial.

• Alice believes that the trial is the Queen's plan.

• Alice believes that the trial does not make sense.

• Alice believes that the jury members do not understand the trial.

How does the passage's conclusion develop its theme?

• Alice wakes up in her sister's lap after being attacked in her dream, and this emphasizes how love and family are the best forms of protection.

• Alice forgets about Wonderland and runs off after waking up from her dream, and this shows how being young means being carefree.

• Alice's sister dreams about living in Wonderland and this suggests that Wonderland can be found in the hearts of the young.

• Alice's sister dreams about Wonderland and Alice growing up, and this shows the importance of holding onto one's childhood imagination.

Which of the following quotes best supports the answer to Part A?

• 'Oh, I've had such a curious dream!' said Alice, and she told her sister, as well as she could remember them, all these strange Adventures of hers (Paragraph 59)

• First, she dreamed of little Alice herself... and still as she listened, or seemed to listen, the whole place around her became alive the strange creatures of her little sister's dream. (Paragraph 61)

• So she sat on, with closed eyes, and half believed herself in Wonderland, though she knew she had but to open them again, and all would change to dull reality (Paragraph 63)

• how she would keep... the simple and loving heart of her childhood... how she would gather about her other little children, and make their eyes bright and eager with many a strange tale (Paragraph 64)

What is the difference between Alice's point of view and the Wonderland characters' points of view in the passage?

• The people of Wonderland want Alice's help in choosing a fair sentence for the Knave, but Alice does not believe he is guilty.

• Alice thinks the trial does not make sense, but the people of Wonderland disagree with Alice's opinions.

• Neither Alice nor the Wonderland characters really know what is going on or what crime the Knave has been accused of.

• Alice is the only person who believes that the Knave is innocent and she tries to protect him in the trial.

Match the vocabulary to the definition.

• obstacle

• sad, sorrowful, or gloomy

• clamor

• loud and confused noise

• spectacles

• a decision in a court case

• melancholy

• something that slows or stops the progress of something

• verdict

• eyeglasses