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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. Where does Fiver think Hazel is?

2. What is the name of the story Dandelion tells?

3. Who sees the floating piece of wood?

4. What do the rabbits find in this chapter?

5. How did Holly manage to avoid dying?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Efrafa warren.

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

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

4. What mistake does Woundwort make in chapter 46?

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

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

7. What excuse does Bigwig offer Avens for Hyzenthlay being in the burrow?

8. What does Fiver see in his vision?

9. In what way is Holly acting strangely in chapter 20?

10. In what way is the theme of home life becoming important in chapter 23?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are claims that the novel is misogynist with the male rabbits only needing the females for mating and most of the book looking at the comradeship of battle. Using examples from the book to support your argument examine whether you think this view is true or false.

Essay Topic 2

Do you think what the farmer does to the rabbits is inhumane? In what way does Adams portray it as inhumane? Why do the rabbits stay in a warren where such things happen?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the difference between the characters of Bigwig and Hazel.

1) What is it about Bigwig's character that makes him use violence to get people to obey? In what way is Bigwig used to using violence?

2) What is it about Hazel's character that makes him peaceful?

3) In what way do the students think both Hazel's diplomacy and Bigwig's aggressive behavior could come in useful?

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