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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 takes the cowslip from Fiver?

2. Where do Bigwig and Hazel hide when they hear a noise?

3. through what did Toadflex and Pimpernel escape?

4. What part of his body has Kehaar damaged?

5. What helps rabbits escape predators?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Strawberry add to Fiver's worries about the warren in chapter 13?

2. What does the black rabbit represent?

3. What happens to the Efrafa rabbits in chapter 49?

4. What happened to the Sandleford rabbits?

5. How do Blackberry and Dandelion get the dog to the warren?

6. Describe life in the rabbits' new warren?

7. Why has Fiver's status risen in chapter 29?

8. What compromise does Hazel offer the General?

9. Describe Fiver.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1970s? How does Adams express these concerns?

2) In what ways do you think the novel's meaning would change if it was set in today's society?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the two characters of General Woundwort and Hazel.

1) How are their upbringings different and how much does this affect their characters?

2) In what way are their leadership styles different?

3) Compare their characters to a similar and famous person in real life.

Essay Topic 3

Compare the Efrafan warren to a human dictatorship then or in the present. For example the USSR.

1) What are the similarities and differences? Does it share a similar infrastructure?

2) How accurate is the allegory between the warren and dictatorship? Is it possible to be accurate and fair if you have never lived in such a place?

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