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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 does Harry not like about young people?

2. What is the name of the country club?

3. What mountain does Route 422 curve around?

4. What kind of car does Harry drive home in?

5. What is Harry's nickname?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Old Springer used to run Springer Motors?

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

3. What do Harry and Janice say about Nelson when they are alone?

4. Describe Harry's circle of friends at the country club?

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

6. What does Charlie say to Harry about Nelson?

7. What does Harry think about Pru?

8. What does Rabbit remember about Summer Street?

9. What was notable about the newspaper clipping Harry received about Skeeter?

10. What does Harry think about his dead dad?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's chronological setting:

1) What were the main concerns during the 1980s? How does Updike express these concerns?

2) How would Updike change the novel if it was set in today's society?

Essay Topic 2

Away from the main character examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

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