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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 Richard think is the most striking object on the playground at the Early Childhood Center?
(a) The twelve-swing swing set.
(b) The ball pit.
(c) The giant snail.
(d) The gigantic see-saw.

2. Where does Richard go on Sunday night after Bunny's funeral when he is feeling particularly lonely?
(a) To his room to go to sleep.
(b) To the Rathskeller on campus.
(c) To dinner with Francis and Henry.
(d) To the dorm meeting with Camilla.

3. How does Richard describe the tone of the letter he receives from Henry before Bunny's funeral?
(a) Friendly and newsy.
(b) Stilted and formal.
(c) Panic-stricken.
(d) Sad and lonely.

4. 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 "Greek scholar."
(d) He is remembered as a "strong and dedicated student."

5. What game does the group play while Charles and Cloke go to Bunny's dorm room?
(a) Canasta.
(b) Spades.
(c) Eucher.
(d) Hearts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charles say he and Camilla did the night after the murder?

2. Who rides in the car with Richard and Francis to Bunny' parent's home before Bunny's funeral?

3. What news does Francis give Richard when he returns to Richard's room the night after they are drunk together?

4. Why does Henry suggest they call Marion and confirm that no one has seen Bunny for three days?

5. Who comes to Richard's room the night after Jake Teitelbaum's party?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

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