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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. As what does El-ahrairah disguise himself?
2. Who is the prince with a thousand enemies?
3. Who sees the floating piece of wood?
4. Who removes the thorn?
5. What type of footprint do the rabbits see in the ground?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Blackberry's solution to escape the Efrafa in chapter 33?
2. What premonition does Fiver have?
3. What positives have the rabbits taken from the previous warren?
4. What help does Hyzenthlay give Bigwig in chapter 35?
5. What happens to Hazel at the end of the story?
6. Why has Fiver's status risen in chapter 29?
7. How is the bird Kehaar useful to the rabbits?
8. In what way does Strawberry add to Fiver's worries about the warren in chapter 13?
9. What qualities does Bigwig show in chapter 38?
10. Why is El-ahrairah forced to live in the marshes in the King Lettuce story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Richard Adams based his account of Watership Down on actual rabbit behavior and using a book called the private life of rabbits. Examine rabbit behavior in the book Private Life of Rabbits by Ronald Lockley and discuss the following.
1) How accurate is Adams portrayal of rabbits and their habitats?
2) What changes does he make to actual facts and why does he make these changes?
Essay Topic 2
Examine the story as an allegory.
1) What is the story an allegory of and what signifies it is an allegory?
2) In 300 words write why it is either an effective or ineffective allegory?
Essay Topic 3
Look at the novel's characterization. How well drawn do you think Adams' characters are? Select one of the minor characters and discuss how much you know about his or her background. In what ways does Adams provide the reader with information about that character?
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