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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. Where does Richard find a job at school?
(a) The psychology department.
(b) The bookstore.
(c) The library.
(d) The math department.

2. What excuse does Henry give to Bunny for leaving the apartment when Bunny drops in after returning from Italy?
(a) He has a dental appointment.
(b) He has an optometry appointment.
(c) He has a meeting with Prof. Morrow.
(d) He has a date.

3. What does Richard learn about the warehouse when he gets there?
(a) It is an unheated building with a hole in the roof.
(b) It is a spacious furnished loft.
(c) It is an unheated building filled with other people.
(d) It is an abandoned building.

4. What does Richard learn causes his aches and pains upon waking in the cold warehouse?
(a) Shivering all night.
(b) Walking up and down the steps.
(c) Lack of food.
(d) A broken ankle.

5. What does Richard do after seeing Charles and Camilla off for winter break?
(a) Returns to the empty school and goes to sleep.
(b) Returns to the empty school and has breakfast.
(c) Checks into a hotel in town.
(d) Joins Henry at his home.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Camilla react in the days following the murder in the field?

3. Where does Bunny say he would rather stay while in Rome than the hotel Henry has chosen?

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

5. How does the group react when they learn Henry has told Richard all about the bacchanal?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. From whom does Richard get the extra money he needs to implement his plan to impress Prof. Morrow and the Greeks studies students? What does the lender think Richard is going to do with the money? What does Richard actually do with the money?

3. What does Richard learn his friends have done? How does he react?

4. How and why does Richard end up at Hampden College? How does he get to the college from his home?

5. Why is Hampden College closed in January and February? Where do students go during this time? In what position does this situation put Richard?

6. 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?

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

8. What happens to Henry in Italy? How does Bunny react to his friend's problem?

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

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

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