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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Bunny say he would rather stay while in Rome than the hotel Henry has chosen?

2. Why does Richard go to Henry's apartment on Thursday morning after the group has been missing for four days?

3. When Richard confronts Henry and asks where the group has been, what does Henry tell him about the group?

4. How does Francis describe the group's appearance on the night of the murder?

5. What are the two things Richard and his parents always fight about?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Henry comes to Richard to ask questions about dosages and chemicals, what does he tell Richard about his plan to solve the group's problem with Bunny? How does Richard respond?

2. What does Richard learn his friends have done? How does he react?

3. Where did Richard grow up and spend his high school years? What do we know about his family? How does he feel about his family? His hometown?

4. Where do Henry and Bunny go for winter break? Why does Henry come home early? Where is Bunny?

5. After the bacchanal, the group members are worried about Bunny. Why?

6. Who rescues Richard and nurses him back to health? How do these two people get along with each other? What are some of the things Richard learns about his Greek classmates during his recuperation? Why are these things important for Richard?

7. Under what conditions does Prof. Morrow allow Richard to join his Greek class? How does Richard initially react? What does he decide to do?

8. Who is Judy Poovey? Where does Richard speak to her about Henry? What does Judy tell him about his new friend?

9. What does Richard find when he borrows a key and enters Henry's apartment? What clues does he put together about the activities of the past few days?

10. When Richard goes to meet with Julian to talk to him about misgivings he is having about his academics, who does he find talking with Julian? What are the two saying?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter Six, Richard explains why he admires Henry and Julian and their work in Greek. Why does he admire them and their relationships with the Greek language?

Essay Topic 2

What are the events that lead to Julian Morrow's departure from Hampden? How does his departure affect the group? Do their opinions of and feelings for Julian change?

Essay Topic 3

There are only a few women in this story, and only one in the center of the action. Who is Camilla? Is she integral to the story? What role does she play in the plot of the novel?

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