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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. How is Mim related to Harry?

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

3. What killed Jill?

4. What does Harry wear when he walks down to the beach?

5. How does Harry greet the young man from the farm?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Harry think about Pru?

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

4. What does Harry suggest to Nelson?

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

6. Describe Harry and Charlie's relationship.

7. What does Harry work out about the bookkeeping?

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 think about his dead dad?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author wrote Rabbit is Rich in the third person. Why do you think the author chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would change if the author wrote it in the first person?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the novel and helps to express character and theme:

1) Setting

2) Point of view

3) Structure

4) Language

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