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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. Where does Richard go after talking with Henry on the phone the night of Bunny's murder?
(a) To buy a six pack of beer.
(b) To find Camilla.
(c) To find Charles.
(d) To Judy Poovey's room.

2. What does Mr. Corcoran offer the group after his violent mood swing after they arrive at the house?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) Wine.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Beer.

3. When Francis and Sophie wake Richard the morning after they are all drunk together, what does Francis say to Richard in Greek?
(a) "Henry has disappeared."
(b) "Important news, my friend."
(c) "We have a serious problem."
(d) "You are in big trouble."

4. Why is the mirror in Charles and Camilla's apartment cracked?
(a) Charles falls off a ladder and lands on the mirror which is on the floor.
(b) Charles cracks the mirror in the car bringing it home.
(c) Camilla falls off a ladder and lands on the mirror which is on the floor.
(d) Camilla cracks the mirror when she steps on it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "Shady Brook'?

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Camilla reveal to Richard about her brother after she has moved out of the apartment she shares with Charles? How does Richard respond?

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

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

4. How does the group manage as the guests of the Corcorans in the days before Bunny's funeral?

5. What happens the day after Bunny's murder that changes the group's plans significantly?

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

7. 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?

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

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

10. 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?

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