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

2. When Richard cannot sleep one night and walks around the campus, where does he find Bunny?
(a) In his dorm room reading a book.
(b) In one of the commons rooms watching television.
(c) In the kitchen making a sandwich.
(d) Outside of the building smoking a cigarette.

3. What does Bunny do while Henry is bathing in their hotel in Rome?
(a) Bunny makes long distance calls from Henry's phone.
(b) Bunny leaves and goes shopping to buy Henry a gift.
(c) Bunny calls home and threatens the other group members.
(d) Bunny rifles through all of Henry's belongings.

4. Where does Richard find the information about Hampden College?
(a) In his closet.
(b) Under his bed.
(c) In his desk drawer.
(d) In the library.

5. What does Bunny do when the check arrives after his and Richard's long, expensive lunch?
(a) He explains he forgot his wallet.
(b) He leaves a hundred dollar tip.
(c) He offers to call a cab.
(d) He leaves the table and Richard has to pay the bill.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Richard inject himself into the Greek student's conversation in the library?

3. What does Richard identify as the one opportunity he has to disengage from the group?

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

5. What information does Bunny possess after the trip to Rome that allows him to torment and threaten his friends?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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. 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?

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

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

7. 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?

8. Who rescues Richard and nurses him back to health? How do these two people get along with each other? What are some of the things Richard learns about his Greek classmates during his recuperation? Why are these things important for Richard?

9. 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?

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

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