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BOOK CLUB CNA

WITH TEACHER BIANCA


TODAY'S BOOK

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is a global phenomenon. Written by Lewis


Carroll and first published in 1865, it continues to delight, inspire and puzzle
readers of all ages.
As she navigates Wonderland, Alice struggles with her own identity and her
place in the world. She often feels torn between her desire to remain a child
and her longing to be a grown-up.
The quiz you are about to take will assess
your understanding of story elements.
This quiz will have three parts:
Part 1 is composed of inferential
questions.

ALICE'S
Part 2 is composed of multiple choice
questions.
Part 3 is composed of short answer

ADVENTURES questions.
Read each item carefully.

IN After each part, your teacher will discuss the


answers.

WONDERLAND Good luck!


PART 1: IN THIS SECTION, YOU WILL

RECALL
DISCUSS ABOUT THE BOOK'S
PLOT, HIDDEN MEANINGS AND
SHARE YOUR OPINION WITH
YOUR PEERS.
QUESTION #1
ALICE’S ADVENTURES IS
OFTEN SEEN AS A WORK FOR
CHILDREN. DO YOU AGREE?
QUESTION #2

How does Alice change


over the course of her
journey?
QUESTION #3
WHAT DO WE DISCOVER
ABOUT WONDERLAND? IS IT
A UTOPIA OR A LAWLESS
SOCIETY?
QUESTION #4

Do you think Alice


achieves a goal in the
story?
QUESTION #5
WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE
OF EATING AND DRINKING IN
THE BOOK?
DOES THE
STORY END THE
WAY YOU
EXPECTED?
HOW? WHY?
CARROLL
INTENTIONALLY
WROTE THE STORY
WITHOUT A ‘MORAL
LESSON’.
DO YOU THINK THERE
ARE ANY LESSONS
TO BE LEARNED
FROM ALICE?
PART 2:
QUIZ
QUESTION #6
Which story element does this
excerpt focus on?

a. character
Read the following passage from
"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." b. conflict
"She found herself at last in the beautiful garden,
among the bright flower-beds and the cool c. plot
fountains.
d. setting
A large rose-tree stood near the entrance of the
garden: the roses growing on it were white, but there
were three gardeners at it, busily painting them red."
QUESTION #6 ANSWER KEY
D. SETTING
The setting is the backdrop against
which the story takes place. It is the
"where" and "when" of a narrative.

In this excerpt, the setting is a


beautiful garden of roses.
QUESTION #7 Based on this excerpt, how
would you describe Alice's
character?
Read the following passage from
"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." a. rude

"When the Rabbit actually took a watch out of its b. curious


waistcoat-pocket , and looked at it, and then hurried
on, Alice started to her feet, for it flashed across her c. funny
mind that she had never before seen a rabbit with
either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to take out of d. helpful
it, and burning with curiosity, she ran across the field
after it, and fortunately was just in time to see it pop
down a large rabbit-hole under the hedge."
QUESTION #7 ANSWER KEY
B. CURIOUS
Characters are the living beings in a
story.

In this excerpt, Alice is described to


be "burning with curiosity" as soon
as she sees a rabbit with a watch
and waistcoat pocket.
QUESTION #8 If Alice is the story's main
character, this excerpt shows
that the Queen is the story's
___________.

a. protagonist
Read the following passage from
"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" b. enemy
“How should I know?” said Alice, surprised at her own
courage. “It’s no business of mine.” c. antagonist

The Queen turned crimson with fury, and, after d. dynamic character
glaring at her for a moment like a wild beast,
screamed “Off with her head! Off—”
QUESTION #8 ANSWER KEY
C. ANTAGONIST
The antagonist of a story is the
opponent of our main character or
protagonist.

In this excerpt, the Queen


threatens to have Alice executed
with her words "Off with her head!"
PART 3:
RESPOND EXCHANGE VIEWS ABOUT THE
FOLLOWING QUOTES WITH YOUR
COLLEAGUES.
QUESTION #9

Read the following quote from


"Alice's Adventure's in
Wonderland."
“It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a
different person then.”

A theme is the message of a story. Based on the


quote above, what do you think is the story's
message about growing up?
QUESTION #10

Read the following quote from


"Alice's Adventure's in
Wonderland."
"'Who in the world am I?' Ah, that's the great puzzle!"
-Alice

Based on this quote, does Alice have an internal or


external conflict? Why? https://www.gutenberg.org/files/11/11-h/11-h.htm
QUESTION #11

Read the following quote from


"Alice's Adventure's in
Wonderland."
“Why,” said the Dodo, “the best way to explain it is to
do it.”

What can you infer about the setting based on this


quote?
REFERENCE
Carroll, Lewis. “Alice's Adventures in
Wonderland.” The Project Gutenberg,
Project Gutenberg, 12 Oct. 2020,
www.gutenberg.org/files/11/11-h/11-
h.htm.
THE END
You've reached the end of this quiz.
Good job!

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