The Secret History Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Secret History Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Richard find out about the warehouse accommodations?
(a) From the Student Referral Office.
(b) From Henry and Bunny.
(c) From a girl he meets at a party.
(d) From Prof. Morrow.

2. What is the name of the movie Richard is watching with Bunny the night of the bacchanal?
(a) The Thirty Nine Steps.
(b) Rear Window.
(c) North by Northwest.
(d) Vertigo.

3. What does Richard think Henry and the group should have done after the murder of the farmer?
(a) Left immediately for Argentina.
(b) Brought the dead body to the local dump.
(c) Gone immediately to the police.
(d) Buried the man they killed.

4. Who among Richard's college friends are orphans?
(a) Charles and Bunny.
(b) Frances and Camilla.
(c) Henry and Bunny.
(d) Charles and Camilla.

5. When Richard confronts Henry and asks where the group has been, what does Henry tell him about the group?
(a) They heard a confession from a murderer, but didn't tell anyone.
(b) They have threatened to kill someone.
(c) They witnessed a murder.
(d) They have killed someone.

6. What does Bunny leave in Richard's mailbox before he leaves for winter break?
(a) A book of short stories and a box of Junior Mints.
(b) A book of poems and a box of Junior Mints.
(c) A book of poems and a box of Milk Duds.
(d) A book of essays and a box of Junior Mints.

7. What is Richard majoring in his freshman year of college?
(a) Biology.
(b) English.
(c) Pre-med.
(d) Greek.

8. Who does Richard find in his room when he returns home one night from working in Dr. Roland's office?
(a) His father.
(b) Bunny.
(c) Henry.
(d) Charles.

9. What does Richard identify as the one opportunity he has to disengage from the group?
(a) When he returns to classes and his job.
(b) When winter break comes again next year.
(c) When he came to Hampden.
(d) When he leaves Henry's apartment after learning of the murder.

10. How does Richard begin to feel about Bunny as the boy continues to torment him and his friends?
(a) He grows to hate Bunny.
(b) He grows to respect Bunny's intellect.
(c) He grows to wish Bunny would be his roommate.
(d) He grows to trust Bunny's insightfulness.

11. How does Francis describe the group's appearance on the night of the murder?
(a) Wearing sheets, barefoot and soaked in blood.
(b) Wearing towels, barefoot and soaked in whiskey.
(c) Wearing sheets, boots and covered in mud.
(d) Wearing sheets, sandals, and drunk.

12. What is the name of the hippie who owns the warehouse Richard lives in over winter break?
(a) Sam.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Spacecase.
(d) Leo.

13. What does Bunny do while Henry is bathing in their hotel in Rome?
(a) Bunny makes long distance calls from Henry's phone.
(b) Bunny leaves and goes shopping to buy Henry a gift.
(c) Bunny calls home and threatens the other group members.
(d) Bunny rifles through all of Henry's belongings.

14. Why does the group identify Bunny as their biggest problem?
(a) Bunny wants to tell his parents about the murder.
(b) Bunny is hurt about being left out for the night in the field.
(c) Bunny knows about the murder and will not keep quiet.
(d) Bunny is asking them for a million dollars as blackmail.

15. In the area of money, how have the Corcorans treated their son Bunny?
(a) They do not give Bunny any money for expenses while he is in college.
(b) They send him a small allowance that does not cover his expenses,
(c) They send him money monthly that he uses for drugs.
(d) They disowned him when he was sixteen and have nothing to do with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What excuse does Henry give to Bunny for leaving the apartment when Bunny drops in after returning from Italy?

2. What does Richard realize when he is eating the back-to-school dinner alone in the commons?

3. What happens to Henry while he is in Rome with Bunny?

4. What shocking thing does Richard see when he enters Prof. Morrow's office on the first day of class?

5. Where does Richard find himself the morning after he collapses on the street and staggers to his room in the warehouse?

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