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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 Mrs. Corcoran want done with the wreaths delivered to her home?
(a) She wants them to remain in the entry hall.
(b) She wants them thrown away.
(c) She wants them placed around the house.
(d) She wants them brought to the funeral home.

2. What is the motto of Hampden College?
(a) Learn by Seeing.
(b) Learn by Experiencing.
(c) Learn by Teaching.
(d) Learn by Doing.

3. What does Richard find in Charles' apartment that reminds him of Bunny?
(a) Pecan Sandies.
(b) Horlick's malted milk.
(c) Hershey's Kisses.
(d) Oreos.

4. What does Henry overhear the Corcorans talking about before Bunny's funeral?
(a) Their financial troubles.
(b) Their plans to move.
(c) Their relief that Bunny is dead.
(d) Their request for an autopsy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes care of Richard during the period before Bunny's funeral?

2. Where does Richard go after he leaves the off-campus party two days after the funeral?

3. What drug does Richard take from Judy while he is in her room?

4. Where does Richard take Francis in the middle of the night on Sunday night?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

10. Who is Cloke, and how does he appear in the story? What is important about his appearance?

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