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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 does Pipkin have in his foot?

2. Where does Fiver think Hazel is?

3. Where do they find Fiver feeding?

4. Who do the other rabbits call chief rabbit?

5. What do the rabbits believe Lord Frith sent them?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference between Hazel and Bigwig's leadership styles?

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

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

4. What does Fiver see in his vision?

5. Why does Hazel believe his brother's premonition?

6. What story about El-ahrairah does Dandelion tell in chapter 41?

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

8. Why is El-ahrairah forced to live in the marshes in the King Lettuce story?

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

10. How does the little girl save Hazel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does Adams' dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

Essay Topic 3

Choose an animal character from the novel and look at its human characteristics.

1) What is its human characteristics and what kind of person would it be in human society?

2) Why does Adams use rabbits instead of humans, yet still uses human characteristics for his characters?

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