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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 had Rabbit stopped doing since beginning his gardening at Mrs. Smith's?

2. What drink is Janis drinking when Harry returns home?

3. To what natural item does Harry silently compare Mrs. Smith's hold on his arm?

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

5. What does Rabbit smell on Tothero when he is awakened?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Joyce Eccles afraid?

2. Describe Harry Angstrom.

3. How is Mrs. Springer's greeting to Harry different from everyone else's?

4. How does Rebecca Angstrom die?

5. Describe Rabbit's run to the hospital.

6. How does Harry find out that his child has died?

7. Why does Harry leave Janice at the end of this section?

8. Why does Janice slap Nelson?

9. Describe Lucy Eccles.

10. What does Reverend Kruppenbach believe is the true vocation of a preacher?

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

The novel RABBIT, RUN contains much discussion of the elusive nature of faith. Harry struggles with the idea of the divine for a long time, unable to explain it to anyone, even himself. Write an essay on faith in the novel, in three parts:

Part 1) Ruth, an agnostic, is sickened by the church across the street from her apartment. How does Harry defend the idea of God in both her apartment and atop Mt. Judge? What was he raised believing?

Part 2) As Jack Eccles and Harry play golf, Harry explains the reason for his leaving home. To what extent is Harry's initial journey from his family a religious pilgrimage? What does he seek?

Part 3) Examine how the death of Rebecca Angstrom affects Harry's faith. How does he reconcile his notion of God with the senseless death of his child?

Essay Topic 3

If Harry Angstrom is a child in a man's body, Ruth Leonard becomes a woman very early in her life. She is the pragmatic center of the novel, a survivor. Write an essay about Ruth's objectives throughout the novel. Why does she decide to take Harry back to her apartment, and why does she let him stay? What in her past has prepared her for the worst this man can offer? What does she do when she realizes he has left her, and how does she react when he returns?

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