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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the General find when his patrol digs through the Honeycomb?

2. What is wrong with Fiver in this chapter?

3. What stops the boat?

4. What does Hazel see as he rises above the earth?

5. Who offers to enter Efrafa with Hazel?

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

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story? How does Adams use character and setting to express these themes?

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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