Watership Down Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 97 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Watership Down Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 97 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 did the men inject into the rabbit hole?

2. What do Bigwig and Silver discover while out grazing?

3. What is the name of the chief rabbit?

4. Where do the caged rabbits manage to get?

5. About what is Fiver terrified?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe life in the rabbits' new warren?

2. Describe how the rabbits help the domesticated rabbits to escape?

3. What happens to Hazel at the end of the story?

4. What qualities does Bigwig show in chapter 38?

5. Why does Bigwig decide to join the others in finding a new warren?

6. How do Blackberry and Dandelion get the dog to the warren?

7. How is the bird Kehaar useful to the rabbits?

8. In what way does Hazel use the qualities of his rabbit team?

9. Why does the sentry have to report Bigwig?

10. In what way does the King Lettuce story parallel their existence in chapter 15?

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

Compare the two characters of General Woundwort and Hazel.

1) How are their upbringings different and how much does this affect their characters?

2) In what way are their leadership styles different?

3) Compare their characters to a similar and famous person in real life.

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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