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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 film does Cindy ask Harry if he has seen?

2. What does Harry think his wife and their friends will tease him about?

3. What country does Charlie's surname originate from?

4. What does Harry say are as ugly as hell?

5. What kind of cigarettes does Webb smoke?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Janice tell Harry when they come back from the party?

2. What does Ma Springer call the family into the living room to talk about?

3. How does Harry's night with Thelma change him?

4. What does Harry think about as he runs through Brewer?

5. How does Pru injure herself?

6. What do Nelson and Brew do at Slim's party?

7. Why is Harry thankful that Janice does not talk about Cindy?

8. Why does Harry not talk to the Murketts and the Fosnachts at the wedding reception?

9. How does Harry cope with sailing the tiller?

10. What lie does Harry tell Charlie?

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

Discuss the author's life. In what way is his life and personality reflected in the book? In what ways is he like or unlike the main character?

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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