The Looking Glass Wars

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Which point of view is the story told from?

A) First person

B) Second person

C) Third person limited

D) Third person omniscient

2. Which of the following is NOT a central conflict in the novel?

A) Character vs society: The Alyssians must resist Redd’s tyrannical government and dismantle her destructive influence to liberate Wonderland

B) Character vs character: Alyss must defeat Redd and reclaim the throne to restore peace in Wonderland

C) Character vs technology: The Alyssians must defend themselves and destroy Redd’s Glass Eyes to evade capture

D) Character vs self: Alyss must resolve questions about her identity and overcome inner turmoil to harness her full powers

3. Which word pairing best describes Redd?

A) Judgmental but cowardly

B) Righteous but reluctant

C) Vicious but submissive

D) Powerful but cruel

4. Which of the following best describes what White and Black Imagination symbolize, respectively?

A) Courage and cowardice

B) Creation and destruction

C) Freedom and control

D) Duty and selfishness

5. Which of the following is NOT a motif (recurring image or idea) in the novel?

A) Tea cups

B) Imagination

C) Crystal

D) Looking glasses

6. Which of the following best characterizes Alyss’s experience in England?

A) Disorientation and self-doubt

B) Wonder and awe

C) Aggression and loathing

D) Hope and inspiration

7. How does Dodge respond to the loss of his father and Alyss?

A) He becomes afraid of revolution

B) He becomes obsessed with revenge

C) He becomes opposed to violence

D) He becomes desperate for escape

8. Which of the following experiences is the most significant catalyst for Alyss’s disavowal of her Wonderland identity?

A) Quigly abandoning her

B) Mrs. Liddell criticizing her

C) Miss Prickett ridiculing her

D) Dodgson betraying her

9. How does the author signal Alyss’s transformed identity in narration?

A) He no longer refers to her by name

B) He writes her name in a different font

C) He changes the spelling of her name to “Alice”

D) He no longer narrates from her perspective

10. Which of the following is the strongest example of the theme Belief as a Tool of Empowerment?

A) Alyss learns to cast off self-doubt to unlock her powers of imagination

B) Alyss suppresses her memories of Wonderland to assimilate in England

C) Alyss embraces hope for the future instead of sadness about the past

D) Alyss regains her belief in Wonderland when she sees Dodge in England

11. Which of the following objects is the strongest symbol of Alyss’s maturity and power?

A) The singing flower

B) The Heart Scepter

C) The jabberwock tooth

D) The Heart Crystal

12. Which best represents the novel’s climax?

A) Alyss’s return to Wonderland

B) The Looking Glass Maze trial

C) Alyss’s final battle with Redd

D) Alyss’s coronation

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating text details to support your response.

1. How is Alyss’s identity challenged by her experiences in England?

2. How does Wonderland change under Redd’s rule?

3. Why is the Looking Glass Maze significant to Alyss’s character development? What must she realize in order to pass it?