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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. Who does Harry buy $11,000 worth of gold from?

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

3. Who does Harry call his enemy?

4. What does Harry play at the country club?

5. Who does the author say has a musical smile?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Harry and Charlie's relationship.

3. What does Harry think about Pru?

4. What does Harry work out about the bookkeeping?

5. What does Harry think about his dead dad?

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

7. How does Nelson want Harry to help him?

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

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

10. What does Harry suggest to Nelson?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a 500-word essay revolving around one of the following statements:

1) John Updike celebrates American middle class life and presents Harry as having no conflict with being part of the middle classes, despite his working class background.

2) Even in middle-age Harry is emotionally immature and refuses to understand his son.

3) Nelson's relationship with Harry is too cliché to have any emotional impact on the reader.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the books reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

Essay Topic 3

The Rabbit books greatly influenced modern literature. Choose a book that you think was influenced by the novel and discuss its similarities with the novel in terms of the following:

1) Plot

2) Character

3) Themes.

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