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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 does Henry respond to Charles' astonishment over the fact that they have actually killed Bunny?
(a) "I am not above murder."
(b) "I think everyone would be relieved."
(c) "I prefer to think of it as a redistribution of matter."
(d) "I think of it as justifiable homicide."

2. What suggestion does Henry make to Richard when Richard admits he is very worried after Bunny's murder?
(a) Read a suspense novel.
(b) Get a massage.
(c) Think in a different language.
(d) Take a hot bath.

3. Who answers the door when the group arrives at the Corcoran's home?
(a) Bunny's mother.
(b) The servant.
(c) Bunny's sister.
(d) Bunny's father.

4. What is "Shady Brook'?
(a) A suburb of New Haven.
(b) A new housing development near Hartford.
(c) A suburb of Boston.
(d) A country club subdividion.

5. When Charles sees Richard on Sunday night, for what does he ask?
(a) The key to Richard's room.
(b) Five dollars.
(c) Twenty dollars.
(d) Bunny's picture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Henry reading when the group arrives at the Corcoran house before the funeral?

2. Why are Camilla and Richard in Mrs. Corcoran's bathroom the day before the funeral?

3. Where does Henry go after Bunny's body is found?

4. Where does Richard go on Sunday night after Bunny's funeral when he is feeling particularly lonely?

5. What does Charles find in Bunny's room and bring back for the group to see?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Charles arrested during the month following Bunny's murder? Why is Henry concerned about this?

4. In the days before the funeral, what captures the attention of Bunny's family the most? Why are they concerned, and what does their concern confirm for Richard about Bunny's family?

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

6. How do the police finally become involved in the search for Bunny's body? How do the group members react to the police involvement?

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

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

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

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

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