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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. What does Richard realize when he is eating the back-to-school dinner alone in the commons?
(a) He dresses much poorer than most of the other students.
(b) He is very happy to be back at school.
(c) He really is cut off from the rest of the school as Laforgue had said.
(d) He is not certain he wants to remain at Hampden.

2. Where does Richard stay for the last few days of winter break before he can get into his dorm room?
(a) The warehouse.
(b) Charles and Camilla's country house.
(c) The dormitory.
(d) Henry's apartment.

3. What is the next trip Bunny has planned for himself and Henry in the summer?
(a) A luxury barge tour through the Carribean.
(b) A luxury barge tour through Whales.
(c) A luxury barge cruise down the Nile.
(d) A luxury barge cruise through France.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Richard think Henry and the group should have done after the murder of the farmer?

2. Why does Henry agree to take Bunny to Rome for winter break?

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

4. What does Richard overhear Francis say to Henry when the two are arguing in the back of Henry's apartment?

5. Under what conditions does Morrow admit Richard to his class?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Richard goes to meet with Julian to talk to him about misgivings he is having about his academics, who does he find talking with Julian? What are the two saying?

2. 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?

3. What surprises Richard when he enters the Greek class on the Monday after learning of Henry's plans to leave the country with Francis, Camilla and Charles? What surprises him even further when he asks Henry about what has been going on?

4. 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?

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

6. How does Bunny die? What part do the group members have in his death?

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

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

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

10. In Chapter 4, Henry asks Richard a serious question before telling him about the murder of the farmer. What does he ask, what does he mean by this question, and what has Richard been covering up?

(see the answer keys)

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