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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 Cindy say got fresh with her?

2. What kind of car has Nelson destroyed?

3. What special occasion do the characters celebrate in this chapter?

4. Who does Harry end up talking to at the wedding?

5. What does Webb say does a marriage in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Charlie say about the business?

2. What do Pru and Nelson do in Brewer?

3. How does Bessie react to Harry and Janice buying their own house?

4. What lie does Harry tell Charlie?

5. Why does Harry have to go along with Bessie and Janice's idea to take on Nelson?

6. What do Nelson and Pru talk about in Ma Springer's big Chrysler?

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

8. Why does Nelson like Pru?

9. How does Pru injure herself?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas?

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

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