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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 witness in Charles and Camilla's apartment after Charles returns from jail that astounds him?
(a) Charles and Marion kissing.
(b) Judy and Charles kissing.
(c) Charles and Camilla kissing.
(d) Henry and Camilla kissing.

2. Who comes to Richard's room the night after Jake Teitelbaum's party?
(a) Judy.
(b) Henry.
(c) Julian.
(d) Francis.

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

4. When in town Saturday afternoon, what does Francis buy for Henry at the bookstore?
(a) A biography of Cortes.
(b) A study of Victorian murderesses.
(c) A translation of Gregory of Tours.
(d) A copy of Mycenaean inscriptions from Knossos.

5. What do Henry and Richard find in their mailboxes during the week Bunny is presumed missing?
(a) A faculty questionnaire about Julian Morrow.
(b) A letter from the president of the college.
(c) A faculty questionnaire about Richard Roland.
(d) A letter from Bunny's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Henry and and Richard find at Charles and Camilla's apartment when they show up on Thursday after Bunny's murder?

2. What is the name of the Corcoran's dog?

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

4. When Francis and Sophie wake Richard the morning after they are all drunk together, what does Francis say to Richard in Greek?

5. How does Hampden College handle Bunny's death and ensuing investigation?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. After Bunny dies, what positive qualities about his personality come to light from his other friends at school?

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

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