Alice in Wonderland Unit Review

Part I - Define the following terms (0.5 point each)

1. Pun
2. Homophone
3. Nonsense
4. Theme
5. Characterization
6. Setting
7. Victorian

Part II - Short Answer (0.5 point each)

1. What was Lewis Carroll's real name?
2. What was Lewis Carroll's real life profession?
3. Who was Carroll's character, Alice, based on?

Part III – Short Answer (0.5 point each)
Write two or three sentences about each character:

1. Mad Hatter
2. March Hare
3. Duchess
4. Queen of Hearts
5. King of Hearts
6. Caterpillar
7. White Rabbit
8. Alice's Sister
9. Dormouse
10. Mouse

Part IV – Paragraph Response (Use TEAC format – 1 point each)

1. What is the significance of Alice's fall down the Rabbit Hole? What is revealed about her character?
2. What kind of character is Alice? Support your view with details from the text.
3. How does Alice embody the Victorian child? Use the text below to inform your answer.

“On the one hand the child was the source of hope, of virtue, or emotion: along with the angelic wife, he was the repository of family values which seemed otherwise to be disappearing from an increasingly secular world.... But at the same time, and of course much less obviously, the child was a hardship, an obstacle to adult pleasure, and a reminder of one's baser self. He might be innocent, untainted by sexual knowledge, uncorrupted by the world of business, free from the agony of religious doubt; yet he was also potentially wicked and needed constant guidance and discipline.”

LuAnn Walthe ("The Victorian Invention of Childhood")

4. What impact does Alice's constant change in size have on Alice's concept of herself? What methods does she use to make sure she is still herself? Why are her choices important?
5. How does the Mouse's Tale shed light on the nature of authority in Wonderland?
6. How does the Duchess' behavior with her baby reflect Wonderland's tendency to defy Alice's expectations?
7. What kind of ruler is the Queen of Hearts? How is her authority demonstrated in Wonderland?
8. What is the significance of the unfair croquet game?
9. How does the Mock Turtle use puns to discuss education?
10. In what ways to the characters in Wonderland defy Alice's expectations?