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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. What do people call Pat's Granddaddy as a nickname?

2. What does the person in the ambulance tell Rabbit about babies?

3. In Chapter 4, what does Miss Troup give Rabbit that makes Rabbit feel better about herself?

4. In Chapter 9, what does the caseworker suggest Rabbit participate in one summer?

5. In Chapter 11, how many months pregnant is Rabbit when her Mama moves the family to a new apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Pat get her nickname, Rabbit?

2. How does Rabbit feel about doing what her Mama asks her to get extra cash in Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 7, how does Rabbit's Mama change after Curtis leaves?

4. In Chapter 5, who befriends Rabbit's Mama and then violates Mama's trust? What does this person do to Rabbit and Sweetie?

5. In Chapter 1, what does Mildred, Pat's Mama, ask her to do when she is seven years old to help get extra cash?

6. What kinds of television shows did Pat watch growing up, and why did she like them?

7. In Chapter 2, why does Rabbit's Granddaddy shoot Miss Betty?

8. In Chapter 3, how does Mr. Dixon, Rabbit's principal, react when he finds out she has stolen another student's lunch?

9. In Chapter 3, what does Rabbit's mother do every Sunday to get more food for the family to eat?

10. In the Introduction, who does Pat refer to as her angel, and what does this person teach her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 24, why is Pat so disappointed and frustrated with her job application process after completing her educational program to become a medical assistant? What part of the job application process ruins her chances of being hired, and how does it do so? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

In the Epilogue section, how does what happened to Pat's niece Diamond embody much of the same struggle, triumph, and ultimate heartbreak at the heart of Pat's own life story? How are Diamond's and Pat's stories similar, and also significantly different? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 16, how does the fact that Rabbit is making so much money selling drugs change her relationship with her Mama? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing references to the text to support your conclusions.

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