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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll is a story about a little girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole and lands into a world of fantasy that is full of weird, wonderful people and animals.
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll published "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" in the year 1865. The story begins with Alice sitting alongside a riverbank with her sister. Alice’s sister is reading a picture-less book, which bores Alice. A bit later, she sees a white rabbit running right past her. The rabbit takes his watch out of his waistcoat and exclaims that he’ll soon be late. After that, he jumps down into a rabbit hole. This mysterious event in front of her eyes intrigues her, and she starts running after him. She jumps down the rabbit hole herself and is falling for quite a while.
When she lands, she finds herself in a mysterious hall. She chases after the white rabbit, but she loses sight of him.
A bit later, she finds a tiny golden key on a table. At first, she thinks it might go to the door, but the particular key is way too small to fit the door's locks.
When she looks through the keyhole, she sees a magnificent garden. Then, she finds a little bottle that has “Drink me” written on its label. When she does so according to the instructions on the bottle, she shrinks to only 10 inches tall. Alice wants to get into the magnificent garden but realises that she forgot the key on the table.
Next, Alice finds a small cake with the words “Eat me” written on it. After a while, she starts growing until her head smacks the roof.
This incident caused her to start crying gallons of tears, given her size. The White Rabbit appears again with a pair of white gloves and a large fan.
To Alice's surprise, she has started shrinking again and is now 2 feet tall. She shrinks much and slips into a saltwater sea of her tears. Alice finds a mouse in the salty sea of her tears but offends it after she talks about how her cat could eat him.
Even many animals fall into the sea. Yet they all try to dry the ground. All of them want to get dry, so the animals suggest starting a caucus race. The rules for the race are that they all run in a circle, and everyone is a winner.
The dodo bird wants to give out prizes. So they ask Alice what she has in her pocket. All Alice has are little pieces of candy and a thimble. The animals select and take the candy, and Alice gets her thimble back as a prize. Later, everyone goes their separate ways after Alice mentions her cat.
In chapter four, the White Rabbit searches for the white gloves and the fan that he lost. When he sees Alice, he mistakenly thinks of her as his maid. He orders her to run back to his house and fetch him a new set of gloves and a fan for the Duchess.
Alice runs to his house and gets the items for him. But then she gets distracted by a vial with no label. She drinks it and starts to grow, which makes it impossible to escape the house. The rabbit comes to his house and tries his best to get Alice out. A crowd has grown, and all of them throw pebbles at the window, and some hit her.
All the pebbles turn into little cakes, which Alice eats and finally shrinks. She begins running into the woods to figure out her next moves. Unfortunately, she runs into a puppy that is much bigger than she is. She runs away from there and finds a caterpillar sitting atop a mushroom, smoking a hookah. She tells the caterpillar about how she wishes she was her normal size.
Next, the caterpillar packs up and goes to leave. On his way out, he gives Alice the option that one side of the mushroom will make her taller and the other side will make her smaller.
A pigeon flies just over and accuses her of being a serpent, which she denies. Eventually, Alice regains her normal size. Next, she sees a fish-footman run out of the woods. He has brought her an invitation to play croquet with the Queen. Alice goes to the Queen’s house and moves in.
There in the house, everyone is sneezing from all the pepper in the soup, which Alice notices. Then, Alice spots the Cheshire cat with his constant grin.
The Duchess hands her baby to Alice. She leaves to go get ready to play croquet with the Queen. Then, the baby transforms into a pig. She asks the Cheshire cat for directions. He replies to her about where the Mad Hatter and the March Hare live. Later, he vanishes. The grin of the cat remains behind even after his body has left. Alice moves to the March Hare’s house and joins their tea party, where it is always six p.m.
It has been this way since the Mad Hatter sang at Queen of Heart’s concert. She became angry and yelled, “He’s murdering the time! Off with his head!”.
This is one of the Queen's most famous lines and was never actually done. Later, Alice leaves the tea party angry at Mad Hatter’s rudeness.
Later, Alice comes to the queen’s garden. She sees the Queen’s gardeners painting all the white roses with red paint. She heads in to play croquet and finds quite a strange scene. All the players use flamingos for mallets, hedgehogs for balls, and soldiers stacked up for the goals.
The Queen gets crazy at the Cheshire cat and orders his head cut off. But since the cat's smile is so big, it makes it impossible. Then, the Queen invites Alice to watch the mock turtle. To reach there, Alice rides a gyphon. The mock turtle tells her about how he used to be a real turtle. Next, Alice is shown the lobster quadrille, which is a bizarre dance where they throw a lobster into the sea. In chapter eleven, Alice arrives at a courthouse where the Knave of Hearts is being tried.
His main crime is stealing the Queen's tarts. Alice tips over the jury box. The king declares the trial can’t continue until all jurors are returned. The Queen demands a verdict from Alice's side. When she refuses, all the playing cards rush at her. Then, Alice hears her sister's words, “Wake up, Alice, dear! Why what a long sleep you’ve had!”.
SHORT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Chapter 1
1. Where does the story start?
Answer:
The story starts alongside a riverbank.
2. What does Alice chase down the rabbit hole?
Answer:
Alice chases a white rabbit down the rabbit hole.
3. How would you have felt if you kept falling for a very long time?
Answer:
If I kept falling for a very long time, I would have felt scared or dizzy.
4. What does Alice wish she could shut up like?
Answer:
Alice wishes she could shut up like a telescope.
5. Why did Alice decide to drink the liquid in the bottle?
Answer:
Alice decided to drink the liquid in the bottle to see what would happen.
6. What happened to Alice after she finished drinking?
Answer:
After drinking, Alice shrinks to only 10 inches tall.
Chapter 2
1. What happened to Alice after she had eaten the cake?
Answer:
After she had eaten the cake, Alice started growing until her head smacks the roof.
2. How did Alice feel when she realized that she still couldn't fit through the door? Why?
Answer:
Alice felt frustrated when she realized she still couldn't fit through the door because she forgot the key.
3. Find three adjectives that describe the rabbit.
Answer:
Three adjectives describing the rabbit are white, hurried, and talkative.
4. Which child does Alice think she is? Why?
Answer:
Alice thinks she might be Mabel because she doesn't remember things well.
5. How does the mouse react to Alice?
Answer:
The mouse reacts with irritation to Alice.
6. What adjectives could be used to describe Alice's personality?
Answer:
Adjectives describing Alice's personality could include curious, determined, and imaginative.
Chapter 3
1. What does 'consultation' mean?
Answer:
'Consultation' means a meeting to discuss or seek advice.
2. Is it easy to understand what the mouse says? Why do you think this is?
Answer:
Understanding the mouse might not be easy because of his different way of speaking.
3. What were given as prizes at the end of the race?
Answer:
Little pieces of candy and a thimble were given as prizes at the end of the race.
4. Why is the mouse's tale set out differently on the page to the rest of the writing in the book?
Answer:
The mouse's tale is set out differently to represent a visual representation of a tail.
5. Who is Dinah and why does Alice wish she was there?
Answer:
Dinah is Alice's cat, and Alice wishes she was there for comfort.
6. How does Alice feel now?
Answer:
Alice feels a bit lonely but is curious about what comes next.
Chapter 4
1. Who the rabbit keep referring to?
Answer:
The rabbit keeps referring to Alice.
2. Why does Alice drink the liquid in the bottle?
Answer:
Alice drinks the liquid to shrink and escape the house.
3. Would you have drunk it? Why?
Answer:
No, I wouldn't have drunk it. Alice did it to solve her problem.
4. How do the animals try to get Alice out of the room?
Answer:
The animals try to get Alice out of the room by throwing pebbles.
5. Do you feel sorry for Alice? Why / why not?
Answer:
Yes, I feel sorry for Alice, as she faces challenges in Wonderland.
6. Is this story easy to follow? Why / why not?
Answer:
The story might be easy to follow for some but confusing for others due to its whimsical nature.
Chapter 5
1. Has Alice made any friends in her adventures so far?
Answer:
Alice has not made any friends so far.
2. Find four adverbs in this chapter.
Answer:
Four adverbs in this chapter could be 'curiously,' 'quickly,' 'angrily,' and 'seriously.'
3. How tall is the caterpillar?
Answer:
The caterpillar's height is not explicitly mentioned.
4. Why are there stars on the page whenever Alice eats/ drinks something?
Answer:
There are stars on the page whenever Alice eats or drinks to emphasize their magical effects.
5. What does the pigeon think Alice is? Why?
Answer:
The pigeon thinks Alice is a serpent because of her size.
6. How could you describe the pigeon?
Answer:
The pigeon could be described as suspicious and protective.
Chapter 6
1. Why did Alice have to run back into the wood?
Answer:
Alice had to run back into the wood to escape a puppy.
2. What did Alice see when she walked into the kitchen?
Answer:
When she walked into the kitchen, Alice sees the Duchess and a grinning Cheshire cat.
3. Why does the baby cry so much?
Answer:
The baby cries so much because it transforms into a pig.
4. Do you like the Duchess? Why / why not?
Answer:
No, I don't like the Duchess because I don't her odd behavior.
5. Would you like to be in Wonderland? Why / why not?
Answer:
Yes, I would like to be in Wonderland. Wonderland is a strange and unpredictable place.
6. What does Alice keep eating to make herself change size?
Answer:
Alice keeps eating mushrooms to make herself change size.
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