The Rabbits Quizzes

The Rabbits Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Rabbits?
Shaun Marsden

John Marsden

Shaun Tan

John Tan
2 Where is The Rabbits set?
An unnamed country based on Canada

Australia

United States

An unnamed country based on Australia
3 Who illustrated The Rabbits?
John Marsden's son

John Tan

John Marsden

Shaun Tan
4 What genre is The Rabbits?
Short fiction

Biography

Historical nonfiction

Picture book
5 In what media is The Rabbits illustrated?
Gauche

Colored pencil

Oil paint

All of these
6 Who narrates The Rabbits?
An unnamed collective marsupial narrator

An unnamed rabbit narrator

An unnamed Australian narrator

John Marsden
7 What color are the marsupials?
Blue

White

Reddish brown

Black
8 What physical accessory helps personify the rabbits?
Jackets

Monocles

Hats

All of these
9 What do the curly white figures set against black voids at the beginning and end of the book depict?
Marsupial skeletons

Stars

Sea shells

Rabbit skeleton
10 Where do the marsupials live?
In castles

In houses

In trees

On shorelines
11 What protrudes from the rabbits' heads?
Ears

Antennae

Radio transmitters

Crystals
12 How do the marsupials initially react to the rabbits arriving in their country?
With violence

With curiosity

With hatred

With disgust
13 What do the elder marsupials warn?
The rabbits won't understand the right ways

The rabbits are violent monsters

The rabbits will put everyone to work in mines

The rabbits are dumb
14 Which answer is not one of the technologies the rabbits are shown using?
Telescopes

Combustion engines

Cell phones

Compasses
15 What does one of the rabbits lower into a scientific beaker of liquid?
A marsupial

A finger

A feather

A lizard
16 What color do the rabbits' eyes glow?
Red

Green

Blue

Yellow
17 How do the rabbits arrive in the country?
By sailboat

By bridge

By car

By spaceship
18 What color is the rabbits' flag?
Blue

Green

Yellow

Red
19 What design is on the rabbits' flag?
A large dot

Arrows pointing in all directions

A maple leaf

A crucifix
20 How do the rabbits construct their homes?
Out of lumber

Out of jigsaw-shaped pieces

They steal them from the marsupials

Out of concrete
21 Which is not a type of animal the rabbits bring to the country?
Sheep

Cow

Giraffe

Dog
22 The "food" that makes the marsupials sick is a metaphor for what?
Opium

Cannabis

Alcohol

Tobacco
23 What does Tan illustrate to indicate that the rabbits are working even at nighttime?
Lanterns

A clock showing the time

A sky full of stars

All of these
24 The Rabbits is an allegory for what historical event(s)?
Indigenous invasion of Britain

British colonization of Australia

British colonization of Canada

Rabbits displacing marsupials from New Zealand
25 What weapons do the marsupials use against the rabbits?
Pistols

Bombs

Cannons

Spears

on the page where it is brown, and the rabbits are fighting what does the brown represent.

On page 8, the colour scheme is a dirtier brown, not the natural brown from the beginning. Like feral rabbits that bread uncontrollably.

Asked by jin-hua c #1326855

Answered by Aslan on 11/9/2023 2:17 PM

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How do the composers present a first nations perspective on a historical event? PLEASE ANSWER

The most prominent theme in The Rabbits is colonial invasion. Collectively narrated from the perspective of numbat-like marsupials whose country is invaded by rabbits, the story tracks how the rabbits use advanced technologies and greater...

Asked by kian h #1189961

Answered by jill d #170087 on 11/10/2021 1:01 PM

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How does the rabbits explore individual and shared experiences?

Check out the themes section below:

https://www.gradesaver.com/the-rabbits/study-guide/themes

Asked by haydof r #1172150

Answered by Aslan on 9/7/2021 8:44 PM

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