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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 witness in Charles and Camilla's apartment after Charles returns from jail that astounds him?
(a) Judy and Charles kissing.
(b) Charles and Camilla kissing.
(c) Henry and Camilla kissing.
(d) Charles and Marion kissing.

2. To whom does Richard compare himself after he stands in the bathroom and cries the day after Bunny's murder?
(a) Ray Milland.
(b) Franklin Roosevelt.
(c) James Stewart.
(d) Humphrey Bogart.

3. From whom has Julian received a letter on Friday when Richard and Francis stop by?
(a) Bunny's parents.
(b) Bunny's sister.
(c) Bunny's brother.
(d) Bunny.

4. Who do Henry and and Richard find at Charles and Camilla's apartment when they show up on Thursday after Bunny's murder?
(a) Edmund Corcoran.
(b) Cloke Rayburn.
(c) Julian Morrow.
(d) Jules Feiffer.

5. What does Henry have Charles bring to Richard on the morning before Greek class?
(a) His notes on the reading assignment.
(b) A letter from his parents in California.
(c) A copy of a Greek sonnet to recite in class.
(d) The book Julian wanted them to read over the weekend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry tell Julian while Richard and Francis are in the office?

2. What do Bunny's parents do in the hopes of finding their son?

3. What does Mrs. Corcoran want done with the wreaths delivered to her home?

4. How old is Bunny when he is murdered?

5. What do the police officers find in Bunny's room when they are called in to help find Bunny?

Short Essay Questions

1. What poem does Henry read at Bunny's funeral and why? How does Richard respond to Henry's choice?

2. What does Richard begin to understand about Henry as the novel draws to its climax?

3. What in Bunny's letter found after his death reveals to Henry that the letter is not a prank but actually written by Bunny?

4. How do the group members relate to each other following Bunny's funeral? Why does Richard think they are all reacting this way?

5. Where is Marion during Bunny's disappearance? What about her behavior seems unusual to the group?

6. How does the search for Bunny finally come to a climax? Who is involved with the investigation at that point?

7. How does Richard's behavior change after the discovery of Bunny's body?

8. What does the doctor in the emergency room recommend for Francis? Why? What does Francis tell Henry about his childhood?

9. What do the members of the group find peculiar about Bunny's father the day before the funeral?

10. What happens to the main characters at the climax of the story?

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