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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 kind of car does Ma Springer own?

2. What does Harry say are as ugly as hell?

3. Why did Ma Springer have to use the good china?

4. What did Janice decide was bad for her?

5. What kind of cigarettes does Webb smoke?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nelson react to his parents buying their own house?

2. What do Nelson and Pru talk about in Ma Springer's big Chrysler?

3. How does Bessie react to Harry and Janice buying their own house?

4. What does Charlie tell Harry about the situation with Nelson?

5. What do Mim and Harry talk about at the wedding reception?

6. What does Ma Springer call the family into the living room to talk about?

7. What happens when Harry tries to visit Ruth again in chapter 3?

8. What does Harry think about as he runs through Brewer?

9. What does Janice tell Harry when they come back from the party?

10. Why does Nelson like Pru?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author wrote Rabbit is Rich in the third person. Why do you think the author chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would change if the author wrote it in the first person?

Essay Topic 2

What major events had a profound effect on Rabbit's life and how did they change him? What does Rabbit still have to learn by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas?

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

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