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What is Fiver's gift?
Fiver has visions of the future
What job did Bigwig leave to join Fiver and Hazel?
His position in the Owsla
Who is El-Ahrairah?
Trickster rabbit of myth who works against Frith in Dandelion's tales; also known as Elil-Hrair-Rah
In chapter 7, the group comes across traces of a Lendri. What is a Lendri, based on context clues from the story?
A dog.
"I've heard about them in the Owsla. They're not really dangerous. They can't catch a rabbit that runs, and nearly always you can smell them coming." -Bigwig (pg.31)
What plant are the rabbits unable to eat?
Bean plants
Who is Fiver's brother?
Hazel
What was Hazel's concern with having Bigwig join them in leaving the warren?
Hazel worried that Bigwig would not want to take orders from him or Fiver.
"If we get away from the warren, I'm not going to let Bigwig run everything, or why bother to go?" - Hazel (pg.15)
What is Dandelion's role in the story?
What obstacle does the group come across at the end of chapter 7?
A stream, but from the perspective of the small rabbits, it appears to be a vast river.
The rabbits call what objects "Hrududu's"?
Tractors or any type of motor
What is the Owsla?
The Owsla is the police force that operates within the Warren.
(Chapter 4) What is the rabbit's word for "after moonrise"?
Fu Inle
Who is Frith?
The Rabbit God; Creator of the world and stars
Who crosses the river first to scout out the other side?
Bigwig
What animal attacks Pipkin and Fiver in chapter 9?
A crow
What is Chief Rabbit's other title?
Which rabbit was the first to join Hazel and Fiver?
Blackberry
What was Dandelion's reason for telling the story of El-Ahrairah in ch.6?
To comfort Pipkin, who was terrified and exhausted
Blackberry devises a genius plan to get Pipkin and Fiver across the river safely. What is it?
Blackberry instructs Pipkin and Fiver to sit atop a piece of wood, while Bigwig pushes them across the water's surface to the other riverbank.
What was lodged in Pipkin's paw, and who removed it?
A thorn, removed by Hazel.
Name at least 4 of the rabbits that left the warren with Hazel and Fiver
- Bigwig. - Blackberry
- Dandelion. - Hawkbit
- Acorn. - Speedwell
- Pipkin. - Silver
Hawkbit can be described as --
Slow, stupid, and tedious to be around
How did Pipkin feel after hearing the story of El-Ahrairah? Hint: pg. 28
"...Even Pipkin forgot his own weariness and danger and remembered instead the great indestructibility of rabbits."
What does Fiver realize about Blackberry at the end of chapter 8?
...That Blackberry's genius saved both his and Pipkin's life
What causes Hawkbit, Speedwell, and Acorn to want to turn around and head back to the warren?
The group comes across a road, where a deer, or "Yona" has been hit and killed by a vehicle. This spooks the weaker members of the group, who claim they have had enough, gone far enough, and want to return to the safety of the warren.