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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. What does Richard realize when he is eating the back-to-school dinner alone in the commons?

2. When at a party, what does Richard hear from a girl about his Greek group?

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

4. Where does Richard find a job at school?

5. Who is George Laforgue?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Richard finally meet and speak to students in Professor Morrow's Greek class? How do the students respond to him?

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

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. Who is dead at the opening of the book? Why does the author begin his story this way? What do we know about the dead boy in the opening paragraphs of the book?

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

7. How and why does Richard end up at Hampden College? How does he get to the college from his home?

8. Charles and Camilla tell Richard about Henry's education. What does Richard learn about Henry in this conversation? Why is he surprised?

9. What surprises Richard when he enters the Greek class on the Monday after learning of Henry's plans to leave the country with Francis, Camilla and Charles? What surprises him even further when he asks Henry about what has been going on?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Richard defines his fatal flaw as "a morbid longing for the picturesque at all costs." What does he mean by this? Is he correct? Support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

There were a great number of clues visible to Bunny concerning his fate. What character flaws does Bunny have that prevents him from being able to see the plot of his own demise? Discuss.

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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