View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the other person in the ambulance offer Rabbit on the way to the hospital?

2. Who does Rabbit want to come to the hospital with her to help her have her baby?

3. Which of the following does Rabbit's Mama do to try to make money to feed her family?

4. In Chapter 10, how does Derrick react when Rabbit tells him about her conversation with the caseworker?

5. In the Introduction, where did Pat grow up in the 1980s?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 4, what is one thing Rabbit remembers about how Miss Troup looked?

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

5. In Chapter 8, what is the factor in Rabbit's relationship that is illegal?

6. In Chapter 7, what does Curtis pay for for Mama that dramatically improves Mama's mood?

7. In Chapter 10, what surprises Rabbit about Derrick's reaction when she tells him she has saved him from jail?

8. In Chapter 8, what changed in Rabbit's relationship with Derrick after the first time she had sex with him?

9. In Chapter 8, what kind of advice do Sweetie and her friends give to Rabbit about men and dating?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In Chapter 16, what does Rabbit seem to be the most upset about regarding her Mama's death? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 3, Rabbit talks about the many difficulties of growing up poor, but she writes that being hungry is one of the worst. What were some of the ways in which Rabbit's Mama, Mildred, secured food for the family? Write an essay analyzing the role food and hunger played in Rabbit's childhood, citing specific references to the text to support your answer.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 784 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample