Through the Looking Glass Quizzes

Through the Looking Glass Quiz 1

By Juliann Rowe · Edited by Damien Chazelle · Last reviewed January 21, 2011

1 All of the following were "faults" Alice found with the black kitten, except:

jumping out the window into the garden

squeaking while having its face washed

unwinding the worsted

pulling Snowdrop away by the tail
2 The story opens with Alice anticipating which event?

a bonfire

the wedding of her aunt

opening of the market

chess tournament
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

who lives there

whether there was a fire in the fireplace
4 After entering through the looking glass, Alice was amazed to discover

how much tidier the room was than the old room

the face on the clock grinning at her

the face of the clock grinning at her

the pictures on the wall were of the chess pieces
5 The White Queen knocked the White King off the shovel and into the cinders in

the Red Queen's parade

hearing her daughter's voice

seeing Alice come through the looking glass

none of the above
6 The White King's reaction to being picked up by Alice can best be described as:

anger at being treated with disrespect by a "commoner"

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

gratitude to Alice for helping him reach the table quickly

frustration at Alice for not properly placing him on the chess board
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 was frightened at the prospect of being eaten by the creature in the poem

Alice found the story of the mythical creature humorous

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 be harmed in some way

would turn into a chess piece

would never be able to return to her old house

would run out of time before she had to return
9 Alice's initial attempt to reach the hill which bordered the garden

was hindered by the insects in the garden

was hindered by the pond in the garden

took very little time

eventually led her straight back at the house
10 The flowers in the garden

only talked to Alice after being spoken to

were happy to give Alice directions to reach the hill

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

stating that many people come into the garden, but none had ever spoken

describing to Alice a flower that could walk

ignoring Alice

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

the Red Queen's castle

tiny brooks running from side to side

little green hedges dividing the ground into squares

men moving about
14 After seeing the countryside from the top of the hill, Alice wanted more than anything to

live in the castle next to the brook

leave and return to her room

meet the Red King

become one of the "players" moving about on the board
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

relief that they had reached their destination

frustration over not getting anywhere despite running furiously

anger at the Queen for taking her back to the house
16 The Queen placed pegs on the ground in an effort to explain to Alice

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

her movements as a pawn

how to get back to the house in case she got lost

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

find her way home

reach the train station

find her way back to the Looking-Glass room

become a queen
18 Which of the following characteristics are true of the squares:

The Fourth Square belongs to Tweedledee and Tweedledum

The Fifth Square is mostly water

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

elephants

the train station

bees pollinating the flowers below

the castle
20 The result of Alice jumping over the first brook was

her landing in a train compartment

her falling into a rabbit hole

her getting wet

her landing on top of the sleeping Red King
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 man covered in paper

a goat

a beetle

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

the Goat

the Beetle

the Gnat

the Elephant
24 The shrill scream coming from the train's engine signified

the increase in steam needed to pull all the passengers through the countryside

the increased power needed to climb the hill

the impending jump over the brook

the mashing of the brakes to avoid hitting a tree
25 The Looking-Glass insects pointed out by the Gnat to Alice include

a Snap-dragon-fly

a Rocking-horse-fly

a Bread-and-Butter-fly

all of the above

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