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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. Where is Rabbit's intended destination?

2. What team was Harry's team playing the night the two groups shared a bottle of cider?

3. How many points does Harry say he scored in his first game under Tothero?

4. Which of the following is not a city that Harry tries to avoid as he drives south?

5. What is different about Ruth when Harry arrives back at her apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What non-Christian statement does Mrs. Smith regret making?

2. How is Harry and Lucy's first meeting dangerous?

3. What has Rabbit decided about Ruth by the end of this section?

4. Describe Janice Angstrom.

5. Why does Harry fear he has killed a second child while speaking to Ruth?

6. Explain the significance of the title of the novel, particularly regarding the final passages.

7. What factors cause Harry to storm out of Club Castanet?

8. What does Joyce Eccles call Harry, and why?

9. How does Ruth respond to Harry's decision to join his wife in the hospital?

10. What disagreement do Harry and Ruth have regarding religion?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Harry Angstrom hold three jobs over the course of Rabbit, Run. Write an essay in three parts, examining these different jobs and what they say about his attitude toward work in general. Does he believe he can do better than these jobs? Which does he like best? What bothers him about he jobs he dislikes?

Part 1) Magipeel Demonstrator

Part 2) Mrs Smith's gardener

Part 3) Car salesman

Essay Topic 2

Harry Angstrom feels terrorized by both his parents and his in-laws. They, in turn, are sharply and painfully divided in their opinions to of his actions. Write an essay regarding the parents in RABBIT, RUN, dividing them into those that fiercely support Harry and those that grow to revile him. Why do some stick by him? What does he mean to these people?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about Janice Angstrom's inner struggle with her own self-image. How does her relationship with Harry affect the way in which she views herself? In what way do her children serve as surrogates for her husband? Why does she turn to alcohol so often to cope with life? Explore these questions as you chart her character's arc.

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