Vocabulary
A system of tunnels where rabbits live
What is a warren?
The novel's protagonist
Who is Hazel?
The strongest rabbits in the warren, the ruling clique; they usually protect the Chief Rabbit.
What is the Owsla?
What is the relationship between Hazel and Fiver?
Hazel and Fiver are brothers.
“Hazel and his companions had spent the night doing everything that came naturally to them, and this for the first time” (25).
By leaving the warren, Hazel's rabbits were forced to do many things that were unfamiliar or dangerous to them, from the way that they moved their bodies to the things they ate and the enemies they faced. These challenges develop the characters and further establish Hazel's qualities of leadership.
A short quotation at the beginning of a novel, poem, or chapter that usually sets a theme for the piece
What is an epigraph?
Who is Bigwig?
A motor vehicle
What is a hrududu?
What causes the rabbits to want to leave the warren?
Fiver's bad dream
“‘You say they’re not dangerous, Bigwig,’ he said quietly. ‘But I think they must be, for all that’” (49).
Hazel and Bigwig look upon the roadkill from the hrududu and recognize the new kinds of dangers that they face outside of their home warren.
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning
The name of Hazel and Fiver's Chief Rabbit from the beginning of the novel
Who is The Threarah?
Enemies of rabbits
What story does Dandelion tell in Chapter 15?
The story of the King's Lettuce
“For the first time, Hazel began to realize how much they had left behind… Not one of Hazel’s rabbits had ever played any part in real digging. The work they had done that morning was trifling and all they had to show for it was rough shelter and little comfort” (67).
Hazel stops consider the grueling work of building a warren. He realizes that he and the others are not very good at it and took much of their previous life for granted. This eventually pushes them to seek shelter in Cowslip's warren.
The most important rabbit who makes the decisions regarding food and elil for the warren
What is a chief rabbit?
From Cowslip's warren, the rabbit that accompanies Hazel's rabbits at the end of Part I
Who is Strawberry?
A badger
What is a lendri?
What happens to Bigwig in Chapter 17?
“How long have rabbits been elil?” (69).
The rabbits had a disagreement about whether or not they should go to Cowslip's warren. To convince the rabbits, Silver asks them how long they've considered fellow rabbits a dangerous enemy.
The last six lines of a sonnet
What is a sestet?
A mythological hero of rabbits
Who is El-ahrairah?
A hedgehog
What is a yoni?
Why doesn't Fiver like Cowslip's rabbits and warren?
“Suddenly it came to Hazel that if Bigwig was dead...then he himself must get the others away before the dreadful loss could drain their courage and break their spirit—as it would if they stayed by the body” (113).
Under the impression that Bigwig has died from the snare, Hazel realizes that the rabbits must continue on their journey despite the tremendous grief they may feel. This highlights the depth of the conflict that Cowslip's warren poses to the plot.