Jabberwocky Review

1. What is the correct title of the poem? a) “Jabberwocky” b) “Jibberwicky” c) “Wabberjocky” d) Jabberwocky

2. Who wrote Jabberwocky? a. Carol Lewis b. Lewis Carroll c. Alice Liddell d. Carol Similie

3. In which book does the Jabberwocky appear? a. Alice in Wonderland b. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory c. Alice Through the Looking Glass d. Treasure Island

4. Who was this poem written for? a. The Queen of England b. The President of America c. The Tsar of Russia d. A little girl named Alice

5. The person from question 4 has trouble reading the poem. How does she manage it in the end? a. By reading it upside down b. By closing her eyes c. By holding it up to a mirror d. She doesn’t read it, she gives up

6. Jabberwocky is an example of what? a. A nonsense poem b. A sensible poem c. A silly book d. A clever story

7. Where is Jabberwocky set? a. In France b. In Germany c. In China d. In an imaginary land

8. Which animals are mimsy? a. The borogoves b. The borrowed gloves c. The bottom slugs d. The caterpillars

9. What kind of weapon did the hero of the poem have? a. A silly sword b. A vorpal sword c. A catapult d. A pea shooter

10. What happens at the end of the poem? a. The Jabberwocky eats the hero b. The hero eats the Jabberwocky c. The hero kills the Jabberwocky d. The hero and the Jabberwocky become friends

11. What was the author’s purpose in writing this poem? a. to play with language b. to prove that we understand more about our language than we realize c. to show that we do not need to all of the words to understand a story d. all of the above

12. What is this poem mainly about? a. a hero conquers a monster and earns the praise of his father b. a hero battles a monster and loses c. a knight gets lost in the woods d. two kids are playing pretend in the woods

13. What would NOT be a theme of this poem? a. friends can help us through difficult situations b. believe in yourself and you can accomplish great things c. overcoming obstacles can require taking risks d. courage does not mean being without fear; it means facing your fears

Answers: 1 – a 2 – b 3 – c 4 – d 5 – c 6 – a 7 – d 8 – a 9 – b 10 – c 11- d 12 – a 13 - a