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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Harry share 50% of Springer's Motors with?

2. What is the name of Harry's hometown?

3. What is Harry's position at Springer motors?

4. Who does Harry buy $11,000 worth of gold from?

5. What is the name of the main drag?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has Nelson never forgiven his father for the fire at his old house?

2. What does Rabbit remember about Summer Street?

3. What does the Reverend Archie Campbell discuss with Nelson and Pru?

4. What problem does Nelson have with Pru?

5. What is Harry's role at Springer Motors?

6. Why did Janice not want to buy a house?

7. What do Harry and Nelson argue about?

8. How does this chapter show the difference between Harry and Charlie's sale techniques?

9. How does Nelson want Harry to help him?

10. What does Harry suggest to Nelson?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe Updike's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does Updike's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

What major events had a profound effect on Rabbit's life and how did they change him? What does Rabbit still have to learn by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas?

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

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