How Chapters, Scenes, and Stanzas Fit Together

Question 1

Chapter I begins with Alice "sitting by her sister on the bank." What job does this opening do for the whole story?

Accepted Answer

It starts in ordinary life so the strange journey has a clear frame.

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It tells readers right away that the adventure is only a dream.

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It makes Alice's sister the guide who leads her into Wonderland.

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It shows Alice is happy and wants nothing new to happen.

Question 2

"In another moment down went Alice after it." What job does this moment do in Chapter I?

Accepted Answer

It moves Alice from the real bank into Wonderland's main journey.

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It shows Alice deciding to give up on chasing the White Rabbit.

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It slows the story down so Alice can think carefully about her choice.

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It brings the White Rabbit back to the bank to talk with Alice.

Question 3

Chapter II begins, "Curiouser and curiouser!" as Alice changes size again. What job does this chapter do?

Accepted Answer

It turns size changes into a continuing problem Alice must manage.

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It shows that Alice's size changes are only in her imagination.

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It shows Alice choosing her size whenever she wants.

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It ends Alice's size trouble once she finds the key to the garden.

Question 4

"Who are you?" said the Caterpillar. What job does Chapter V do in the whole story?

Accepted Answer

It connects Alice's changing size to her confusion about herself.

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It resolves Alice's confusion by giving one final answer.

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It ends Alice's size changes for the rest of the story.

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It explains how Alice first fell into Wonderland.

Question 5

Chapter VII ends when Alice reaches "the beautiful garden, among the bright flower-beds and the cool fountains." What job does this ending do?

Accepted Answer

It completes Alice's earlier goal and shifts the story toward the Queen.

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It ends the adventure because Alice has reached what she wanted.

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It completes Alice's goal and shifts the story toward the Mad Tea-Party.

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It explains the Rabbit's errand and shifts the story toward his house.

Question 6

"You're nothing but a pack of cards!" What job does this line near the end do?

Accepted Answer

It breaks Wonderland's power over Alice and leads toward waking.

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It shows Alice finally agreeing to obey the Queen's sentence.

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It starts the trial by calling Alice as the first witness.

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It shows Alice shrinking back to a tiny size in fear.

Question 7

In Chapter VI, the Cheshire Cat waves its paw and tells Alice who lives "in that direction." How does this build toward Chapter VII?

Accepted Answer

It points Alice toward the March Hare's house, where the next chapter's tea party happens.

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It points Alice toward the Duchess's house, where the next chapter's baby scene happens.

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It points Alice toward the White Rabbit's house, where the next chapter's size trouble happens.

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It points Alice toward the Queen's garden, where the next chapter's croquet game happens.

Question 8

"They were indeed a queer-looking party that assembled on the bank." How does Chapter III build on Chapter II?

Accepted Answer

It turns the pool of tears into a group problem on shore.

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It leaves the pool behind and returns Alice to her sister's bank.

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It drops the pool of tears and starts the Caterpillar's scene.

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It ends the size changes by making Alice full size.

Question 9

"It was the White Rabbit, trotting slowly back again." How does Chapter IV build on the earlier chapters?

Accepted Answer

It brings back the first guide figure and sends Alice into a new house scene.

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It brings back the White Rabbit so he can lead Alice straight into the garden.

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It brings back the White Rabbit so he can lead Alice to the tea party.

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It pauses the journey so Alice can finish the Mouse's tale.

Question 10

"One side will make you grow taller, and the other side will make you grow shorter." How does this build toward Chapter VI?

Accepted Answer

It gives Alice a way to control size before she enters the Duchess's world.

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It ends Alice's size changes so she stays one size from then on.

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It explains why Alice shrank after drinking from the bottle.

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It gives Alice a riddle she must solve at the tea party.

Question 11

Chapter X ends with a cry: "The trial's beginning!" How does Chapter XI build on Chapter X?

Accepted Answer

It takes up the announced trial as the next major public scene.

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It skips the trial and sends Alice back to the tea table.

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It keeps Alice at the seashore to hear more of the Mock Turtle's lessons.

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It turns the trial into a second croquet game with the Queen.

Question 12

The Cheshire Cat first appears at the Duchess's house and shows up again at the Queen's croquet game. Why is its return placed there?

Accepted Answer

It brings back a familiar character to tie the Duchess's scenes to the Queen's.

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It introduces the Cat for the first time so Alice has a new guide.

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It ends the croquet game so the trial can begin at once.

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It brings back the Cat so it can lead Alice to the March Hare's house.

Question 13

"No room! No room!" comes before Alice enters the garden. Why is the tea party placed here?

Accepted Answer

It delays the garden goal and makes Wonderland's nonsense feel stronger.

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It gives Alice the key she needs to open the garden door.

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It welcomes Alice as a guest so she can rest before the garden.

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It introduces the Queen, who rules the garden Alice wants to enter.

Question 14

"A large rose-tree stood near the entrance of the garden." Why does Carroll make the garden Alice longed to reach the place where she meets the angry Queen?

Accepted Answer

The long-desired place becomes dangerous, changing what the goal means.

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The long-desired place becomes ordinary, ending Wonderland's strange rules.

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The long-desired place becomes Alice's home, ending her journey.

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The long-desired place becomes a reward, proving Alice has won.

Question 15

Why do the Mock Turtle chapters come before "Who Stole the Tarts?"

Accepted Answer

They widen Wonderland's nonsense before the trial gathers many characters.

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They show who stole the tarts before the trial begins.

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They introduce the Knave, who is accused at the trial.

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They end Alice's size changes before she enters the court.

Question 16

"Here!" cried Alice, after she had grown larger. Why is "Alice's Evidence" placed last?

Accepted Answer

It saves Alice's strongest challenge to Wonderland for the ending.

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It shows Alice finally learning to obey Wonderland's rules.

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It lets the Knave prove his innocence before the book ends.

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It returns Alice to the tea party so the story ends where it began.

Question 17

The story begins with Alice "on the bank" and ends with her "lying on the bank." What whole-story structure does this create?

Accepted Answer

A real-world frame surrounds the Wonderland dream.

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A dream frame surrounds the real events of Alice's day.

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A chase frame, with the White Rabbit at the start and the end.

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A lesson frame, with the sister teaching Alice at the start and the end.

Question 18

Alice goes down a "rabbit-hole" near the start and calls the cards powerless near the end. How do these moments frame the middle?

Accepted Answer

They mark entry into Wonderland and release from Wonderland.

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They mark two times Alice changes size.

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They mark when Alice meets the Queen and when she leaves her.

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They mark Alice's arrival in the garden and her departure from it.

Question 19

Alice longs to "wander about among those beds of bright flowers" and later reaches "the beautiful garden." How does this repeated place shape the whole?

Accepted Answer

It gives the early chapters a goal before the court scenes take over.

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It gives the last chapter a goal that Alice never reaches.

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It shows that Alice gives up on the garden after the tea party.

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It makes the garden the place where Alice wakes up at the end.

Question 20

The story moves from "Who in the world am I?" to "Who cares for you?" What whole-story structure does that create?

Accepted Answer

Alice's journey moves from confusion toward confidence.

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Alice's journey moves from confidence toward confusion.

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Alice's journey moves from bravery toward fear.

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Alice's journey moves from curiosity toward boredom.

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Ways to Play

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