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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 are the names of the two rabbits they meet at the new warren?

2. What does Fiver envision all over the warren?

3. What is the name of the big warren?

4. through what did Toadflex and Pimpernel escape?

5. Which character recites a poem?

Short Essay Questions

1. What positives have the rabbits taken from the previous warren?

2. In what way does Hazel start showing his leadership skills in chapter 5?

3. What happens to Hazel at the end of the story?

4. How does Woundwort try to get into the Honeycomb warren?

5. In what could Woundwort be seen as a hero?

6. What is Blackberry's solution to escape the Efrafa in chapter 33?

7. What is Hazel's plan in chapter 30?

8. In what way does the King Lettuce story parallel their existence in chapter 15?

9. How does Woundwort try and entice Bigwig back to his warren?

10. Why does Bigwig decide to join the others in finding a new warren?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do the students think El-ahrairah resembles any folk stories in our own culture? In what way is El-ahrairah used in rabbit society? Why is such a folk hero important to the rabbits?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways can Watership Down be seen as children's book in terms of the following?

1) Language.

2) Themes.

3) Plot.

Essay Topic 3

Look at the structure of the novel.

1) How does Adams use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

2) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

3) Besides the main characters, examine the way Adams uses the other characters in the story. When does he introduce and remove them from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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