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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 the author say Melanie walks like?

2. Who does Harry say destroyed Pinnacle Hotel?

3. Who did Charlie have an affair with 10 years before?

4. How was Skeeter killed?

5. Who does Nelson introduce his parents to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rabbit remember about Summer Street?

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

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

4. How does Nelson want Harry to help him?

5. Describe Harry and Charlie's relationship.

6. What does Thelma think about the story Harry tells her about Nelson?

7. How does Nelson react to Campbell's presence?

8. What does Harry remember about Skeeter?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Rabbit's character across the whole series.

-How does Updike develop Rabbit's character across the whole series?

-What new elements does Updike add to Rabbit's character?

Essay Topic 2

Look at the structure of the novel.

-How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

-Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? -How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

Essay Topic 3

Look at the generation gap between the younger and older characters. What different experiences did both generations go through? What problems is the generation gap causing the characters? Is the generational gap expressed in Rabbit is Rich particularly wide during this time or is a wide generational gap common to all ages?

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