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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 news does Francis give Richard when he returns to Richard's room the night after they are drunk together?
(a) Julian has kicked Francis out of the class.
(b) Camilla has left school.
(c) Camilla has moved out of the apartment.
(d) Henry has been arrested.

2. What message from the Corcorans does Henry relay in his letter to Richard?
(a) Henry is needed by the family and will not return to school for a week.
(b) They are sorry for keeping Henry so long.
(c) All of the group is invited to stay at their home before the funeral.
(d) None of Bunny's friends are invited to the wake.

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

4. What does the college president say about Bunny?
(a) "He was a mystery to us all."
(b) "He touched people's lives."
(c) "He was the spirit of the college."
(d) "He was a brave man."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When they are having dinner at the twin's house, what does Henry ask Richard to do?

3. Where in the Corcoran house do Richard and Francis sleep while they are there?

4. How do the members of the group spend their first dew days back at college after Bunny's funeral?

5. What does Mr. Corcoran offer the group after his violent mood swing after they arrive at the house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. How do Bunny's parents react to his disappearance? What does Richard think of their reaction?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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