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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 kind of bicycle has Melanie bought?

2. How does Harry know the girl's mother?

3. What mountain does Route 422 curve around?

4. What does Harry play at the country club?

5. What is Archie Campbell's job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Harry and Nelson argue about?

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

3. What problem does Nelson have with Pru?

4. Why is Pru's visit a shock for Harry?

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

6. What does Harry think about his dead dad?

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

8. How does Nelson want Harry to help him?

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

10. What is Harry's role at Springer Motors?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What major events had a profound effect on Rabbit's life and how did they change him? What does Rabbit still have to learn by the end of the book?

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