Through the Looking Glass Quizzes

Through the Looking Glass Quiz 1

1 All of the following were "faults" Alice found with the black kitten, except:
squeaking while having its face washed

jumping out the window into the garden

pulling Snowdrop away by the tail

unwinding the worsted
2 The story opens with Alice anticipating which event?
a bonfire

chess tournament

the wedding of her aunt

opening of the market
3 When imagining what exists in the Looking-Glass house, Alice is most curious to see
the chess pieces

the titles of the books on the table

whether there was a fire in the fireplace

who lives there
4 After entering through the looking glass, Alice was amazed to discover
the face of the clock grinning at her

how much tidier the room was than the old room

the pictures on the wall were of the chess pieces

the face on the clock grinning at her
5 The White Queen knocked the White King off the shovel and into the cinders in
seeing Alice come through the looking glass

hearing her daughter's voice

the Red Queen's parade

none of the above
6 The White King's reaction to being picked up by Alice can best be described as:
gratitude to Alice for helping him reach the table quickly

frustration at Alice for not properly placing him on the chess board

horror at being held in the air and dusted by an invisible hand

anger at being treated with disrespect by a "commoner"
7 Which of the following statements best describes Alice's feelings after reading the poem?
Alice was confused and frustrated since the poem was written in a foreign language

Alice found the story of the mythical creature humorous

Alice was frightened at the prospect of being eaten by the creature in the poem

Alice found the poem pretty, but hard to understand
8 After spending some time "through the Looking-Glass" and initially exploring the first room, Alice was concerned she
would run out of time before she had to return

would be harmed in some way

would never be able to return to her old house

would turn into a chess piece
9 Alice's initial attempt to reach the hill which bordered the garden
eventually led her straight back at the house

was hindered by the pond in the garden

was hindered by the insects in the garden

took very little time
10 The flowers in the garden
were happy to give Alice directions to reach the hill

only talked to Alice after being spoken to

startled Alice when they uprooted themselves and begain walking up the garden path

all of the above
11 When asked if there were any other people in the garden, the Rose responded by
describing to Alice a flower that could walk

stating that Alice was the first person ever to come into the garden

ignoring Alice

stating that many people come into the garden, but none had ever spoken
12 Alice first encountered the Red Queen in the garden after
walking in the opposite direction

following the flowers up the garden path

standing completely still and closing her eyes

hiding behind the willow tree
13 From the top of the hill, Alice could see the countryside contained all the following, except
little green hedges dividing the ground into squares

tiny brooks running from side to side

the Red Queen's castle

men moving about
14 After seeing the countryside from the top of the hill, Alice wanted more than anything to
become one of the "players" moving about on the board

live in the castle next to the brook

meet the Red King

leave and return to her room
15 The sensation that best describes how Alice felt after running with the Queen is
exhilaration and anticipation of running again with so little effort

anger at the Queen for taking her back to the house

frustration over not getting anywhere despite running furiously

relief that they had reached their destination
16 The Queen placed pegs on the ground in an effort to explain to Alice
how to get back to the house in case she got lost

her movements as a pawn

how the hedges were placed to create the chess-board effect

none of the above
17 By moving though the "board" and reaching the eighth square, Alice is told she will
reach the train station

become a queen

find her way back to the Looking-Glass room

find her way home
18 Which of the following characteristics are true of the squares:
The Fifth Square is mostly water

The Fourth Square belongs to Tweedledee and Tweedledum

The Sixth Square belongs to Humpty Dumpty

All of the above
19 From her vantage point on the top of the hill, Alice was able to see
the castle

elephants

bees pollinating the flowers below

the train station
20 The result of Alice jumping over the first brook was
her getting wet

her landing on top of the sleeping Red King

her landing in a train compartment

her falling into a rabbit hole
21 Alice's statement that she will be dreaming of a thousand pounds refers to
the reward she will get when she captures the Jabberwocky

the repetitive chorus made by her traveling companions

seeing elephants

none of the above
22 Sitting with Alice in the train compartment was
a beetle

a man covered in paper

a goat

all of the above
23 The voice that Alice hears whispering in her ear while on the train is that of
the Gnat

the Goat

the Elephant

the Beetle
24 The shrill scream coming from the train's engine signified
the mashing of the brakes to avoid hitting a tree

the impending jump over the brook

the increased power needed to climb the hill

the increase in steam needed to pull all the passengers through the countryside
25 The Looking-Glass insects pointed out by the Gnat to Alice include
a Bread-and-Butter-fly

a Rocking-horse-fly

a Snap-dragon-fly

all of the above

A look inside the looking glass

I'm sorry, what selection are you referring to?

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Personification in Through the Looking Glass

Example of personification:

Alice was too much puzzled to say anything; so after a minute Humpty Dumpty began again. “They’ve a temper, some of them—particularly verbs: they’re the proudest—adjectives you can do anything with, but not verbs—...

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what goal does alice persue throughout the stor, and seems to achieve shortly before its end ?

Carroll's attitudes toward adulthood are not entirely clear in the book, though the book itself can be seen as a motif for the progression from childhood to adulthood, as represented by Alice's journey as a pawn to queenhood. She undergoes many...

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Through the Looking Glass

by Lewis Carroll

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