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

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

3. What music does Bunny like to play in his dorm room?
(a) Handel's Messiah.
(b) Beethoven's First Piano Concerto.
(c) John Philip Sousa marches.
(d) s Canon.

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

5. What song does Bunny sing occasionally that agitates everyone in the group except Richard?
(a) The Farmer in the Dell.
(b) Twinkle, Twinkle.
(c) Five Little Monkeys.
(d) Three Blind Mice.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what word do Prof. Morrow and Richard have a short conversation?

2. What does Bunny do while Henry is bathing in their hotel in Rome?

3. How does Francis describe the group's appearance on the night of the murder?

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

5. Why does the group identify Bunny as their biggest problem?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. When Henry comes to Richard to ask questions about dosages and chemicals, what does he tell Richard about his plan to solve the group's problem with Bunny? How does Richard respond?

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. Richard engages in risky behavior for winter living, and his life begins to deteriorate. Why does this happen to Richard? Is he aware of the dangerous living situation he is in? Why does Richard refuse to ask for help?

5. 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?

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

7. 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?

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

9. What does Bunny tell Henry about the night of the bacchanal? What does Henry realize Bunny has done during his illness to obtain the information he has? Why is this important?

10. What arrangements does Richard make for winter break? Where does he go to find help? What does he find when he moves into his new place?

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