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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 have with him when he arrives in Hampden?
(a) A suitcase and fifty dollars.
(b) Two suitcases and fifty dollars.
(c) Two suitcases and a hundred dollars.
(d) A suitcase and twenty dollars.

2. To what H.G. Wells character does Richard compare himself during the winter break?
(a) The Invisible Man.
(b) Ishmael.
(c) Timmy.
(d) Scrooge.

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

4. What shocking thing does Richard see when he enters Prof. Morrow's office on the first day of class?
(a) There are two new students.
(b) His five classmates.
(c) The classroom has been painted fuscia.
(d) Bunny in class alone with Prof. Morrow.

5. What is bothering both Richard and Prof. Morrow the days before the semester begins?
(a) Both of them are curious about Bunny's family.
(b) Neither of them have heard from the group.
(c) Both of them are sick.
(d) Neither of them had a good winter break.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Henry identify as the last straw of the bacchanal evening?

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

5. Why does Richard believe it is obvious to anyone that the group's story to Bunny to explain the blood was not true?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where do Henry and Bunny go for winter break? Why does Henry come home early? Where is Bunny?

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

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

5. What do Francis and Henry tell Richard about Bunny's behavior since the murder? How is Bunny treating the members of the group, and how are they responding?

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

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

8. 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?

9. 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?

10. 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?

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