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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. How old is Bunny when he is murdered?
(a) 21.
(b) 24.
(c) 23.
(d) 19.

2. How does Richard describe Bunny's memory at the college?
(a) He is remembered as a "stumbling teen inebriate."
(b) He is remembered as a "Greek scholar."
(c) He is not really remembered at all.
(d) He is remembered as a "strong and dedicated student."

3. What happens to Richard in his nightmare after Bunny's funeral?
(a) He marries Marion.
(b) He is murdered by Champ.
(c) He is pushed over a cliff.
(d) He is drugged by Cloke.

4. What do the police officers find in Bunny's room when they are called in to help find Bunny?
(a) Bunny's wallet and Henry's photo.
(b) Bunny's wallet and a copy of an article about the Rivera.
(c) Bunny's wallet and tickets to the Met in New York.
(d) Bunny's wallet with his ID and two hundred dollars.

5. How does the press explain Bunny's death?
(a) He had no friends and was an outcast.
(b) He was overwhelmed by school work.
(c) HIs dysfunctional family is to blame.
(d) He was tremendously overweight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Richard go after talking with Henry on the phone the night of Bunny's murder?

2. What does the letter Richard receives from Julian before Bunny's funeral tell him?

3. What does Henry have Charles bring to Richard on the morning before Greek class?

4. What about her son's death has Mrs. Corcoran concerned?

5. How does Henry respond to Charles' astonishment over the fact that they have actually killed Bunny?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Charles become enraged with Henry? What does he believe Henry is trying to do?

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

3. How do Bunny's friends at school respond to his death? What do they think happened to him?

4. After Bunny dies, what positive qualities about his personality come to light from his other friends at school?

5. What issue does Richard struggle with after Bunny's death? To what does he attribute the group's actions?

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

7. What do Charles and Francis argue about the day before the funeral? Of what does Richard feel this and the other arguments among the group members is symptomatic?

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

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

10. What information does Cloke provide that causes the members of the group to realize the focus of the investigation might shift away from any suspicion being directed at them?

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