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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 is Nelson reading about?

2. What does Harry wear when he walks down to the beach?

3. Who does Harry buy $11,000 worth of gold from?

4. What kind of peace does Harry say he likes?

5. Why does Hary think it is good to have an enemy in the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was notable about the newspaper clipping Harry received about Skeeter?

2. What does Harry work out about the bookkeeping?

3. What do Harry and Janice say about Nelson when they are alone?

4. What is Harry's role at Springer Motors?

5. What does Harry think about the Springer's house?

6. What does Harry think about Pru?

7. How does Nelson react to Campbell's presence?

8. Describe Harry and Charlie's relationship.

9. How does this chapter show the difference between Harry and Charlie's sale techniques?

10. What does Rabbit remember about Summer Street?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Rabbit books greatly influenced modern literature. Choose a book that you think was influenced by the novel and discuss its similarities with the novel in terms of the following:

1) Plot

2) Character

3) Themes.

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

Look at the generation gap between the younger and older characters. What different experiences did both generations go through? What problems is the generation gap causing the characters? Is the generational gap expressed in Rabbit is Rich particularly wide during this time or is a wide generational gap common to all ages?

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