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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 kind of animal is in the woods?

2. What story does Bigwig request?

3. What rabbit do they talk to outside the chief's burrow?

4. Under what do the rabbits rest?

5. What is the name of the big warren?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the bigger rabbits protect the smaller rabbits in chapter 9?

2. What is the truth about the warren in chapter 17?

3. In what way does General Wonderwort's spirit live on?

4. How does the General respond to Hazel's plan in chapter 43?

5. What mistake does Woundwort make in chapter 46?

6. In what way is Fiver becoming more involved in helping his brother in chapter 33?

7. What help does Hyzenthlay give Bigwig in chapter 35?

8. How does Bigwig get a message to Kehaar?

9. Describe the Efrafa warren.

10. What have the rabbits learned since the beginning of the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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