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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 the name of the doe Holly meets at the warren?

2. What does Hazel tell the rabbits on the way?

3. Which two characters dig burrows in the woods?

4. What is the name of the rabbit's warren?

5. What kind of wire is wrapped around Bigwig's neck?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe life in the rabbits' new warren?

2. In what could Woundwort be seen as a hero?

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

4. What premonition does Fiver have?

5. What does Fiver see in his vision?

6. How does El-ahrairah trick the dog in chapter 41?

7. Who is El-ahrairah?

8. How does the General respond to Hazel's plan in chapter 43?

9. In what way does General Wonderwort's spirit live on?

10. Why does Fiver not want to raid the farm in chapter 25?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Look at the structure of the novel.

1) How does Adams use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

2) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

3) Besides the main characters, examine the way Adams uses the other characters in the story. When does he introduce and remove them from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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