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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are baby rabbits called?

2. About what does the General question Bigwig?

3. What does Hazel order his rabbits to do?

4. Which rabbit becomes frightened by the story?

5. How does Bigwig injure the General's nose?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Examine Adams' writing style. How would you describe Adams' prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Adams' style give to the story?

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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