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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why, according to Mrs. Angstrom, will Nelson never play basketball like Harry?

2. What movie has Janice gone to see when Eccles visits her parents at the beginning of this section?

3. In the magazine story that Harry reads in the waiting room, where does a family take its bargain vacation?

4. Who has been paying Janice's rent in Rabbit's absence?

5. With which woman has Rabbit had sex during the course of the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The specter of death is ambiguous in RABBIT, RUN. It is at once remote and inconceivable, and sudden and horrific. Some characters have come to expect it at any moment, while others are suddenly struck down by it. Focusing on Tothero, Mrs. Smith, and Rebecca Angstrom, write an essay on death in the novel. How do characters understand the end of their lives? How do survivors cope with it?

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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