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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Henry agree to take Bunny to Rome for winter break?
(a) To see the Piazza di Spagna.
(b) To kill him.
(c) To keep him quiet about the murder.
(d) To have companionship since Richard could not go.

2. Where is Hampden and when was is founded?
(a) Hampden, New Hampshire, founded 1895.
(b) Hampden, Vermont, founded 1895.
(c) Hampden, Maine, founded 1895.
(d) Hampden, New York, founded 1895.

3. What kind of car does Francis drive?
(a) Fiat convertible.
(b) Jaguar convertiable.
(c) BMW convertible.
(d) Mustang convertible.

4. What do the twins send Richard during winter break?
(a) Letters and boxes of chocolate.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Letters and boxes of cookies.
(d) Fresh fruit from Florida.

5. What does Bunny steal from the house refrigerator in Richard's dorm?
(a) A tray of brownies.
(b) A cheesecake.
(c) A black forest cake.
(d) A chocolate cake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What music does Bunny like to play in his dorm room?

2. When Richard cannot sleep one night and walks around the campus, where does he find Bunny?

3. When at a party, what does Richard hear from a girl about his Greek group?

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

5. What show did Richard watch on Sunday nights as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Richard finally meet and speak to students in Professor Morrow's Greek class? How do the students respond to him?

2. Why does Henry take Bunny to Italy? Does his plan work? How does Bunny behave in Italy?

3. What does Richard find when he borrows a key and enters Henry's apartment? What clues does he put together about the activities of the past few days?

4. After the bacchanal, the group members are worried about Bunny. Why?

5. Charles and Camilla tell Richard about Henry's education. What does Richard learn about Henry in this conversation? Why is he surprised?

6. Who is dead at the opening of the book? Why does the author begin his story this way? What do we know about the dead boy in the opening paragraphs of the book?

7. What does Richard learn about Henry during his lunch with Bunny? What happens at the end of the lunch? What does Richard learn about Bunny on the way home with Henry?

8. What role does Bunny play in the bacchanal? What does this allow him to do after the ritual is over?

9. Under what conditions does Prof. Morrow allow Richard to join his Greek class? How does Richard initially react? What does he decide to do?

10. Who is Judy Poovey? Where does Richard speak to her about Henry? What does Judy tell him about his new friend?

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