Alice · Chapter 10 · The Lobster Quadrille

ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND

CHAPTER X

The Lobster
Quadrille

A curious dance. A fishy word. A beautiful soup.

12 short questions · Read in chapter order · Use your book

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The Mock Turtle and the Gryphon demonstrate their dance around Alice.
John Tenniel’s original Chapter 10 illustration
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QUESTIONS 1–4

The dance

01What does “quadrille” mean?

02The dancers first form __________ lines along the seashore.

Write a number or a word.

03“[Y]ou throw the lobsters…”

Choose the words that complete this instruction.

04Who sings while the two creatures dance around Alice?

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QUESTIONS 5–8

Songs & curious words

05“Will you, won’t you, will you, won’t you, …”

Complete the final line of the dance song.

06What is a whiting?

07Correct the Mock Turtle.

Replace “porpoise” with the word Alice suggests. Write one word.

“Of course not,” said the Mock Turtle: “why, if a fish came to ME, and told me he was going a journey, I should say ‘With what porpoise?’”

08Alice tells her adventures from when she first saw…

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QUESTIONS 9–12

A poem, a song & a trial

09Complete the line from Alice’s poem.

Write one word.

“You have baked me too brown, I must __________ my hair.”

A lobster stands before a mirror, grooming itself.
The Lobster in Alice’s poem · John Tenniel
10What does Alice ask for next?

11Write the next line, as it is written.

Mind the spelling and punctuation! Do not add quotation marks.

Beautiful Soup! Who cares for fish,
Game, or any other dish?
Who would not give all else for two

12Which cry makes the Gryphon hurry away with Alice?

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