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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. Who is George Laforgue?

2. Where is Hampden and when was is founded?

3. What song does Bunny sing occasionally that agitates everyone in the group except Richard?

4. Where does Richard find a job at school?

5. Why does Henry agree to take Bunny to Rome for winter break?

Short Essay Questions

1. What arrangements does Richard make for winter break? Where does he go to find help? What does he find when he moves into his new place?

2. 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?

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

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

6. 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?

7. 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?

8. Why is Hampden College closed in January and February? Where do students go during this time? In what position does this situation put Richard?

9. What do Francis and Henry tell Richard about Bunny's behavior since the murder? How is Bunny treating the members of the group, and how are they responding?

10. Richard engages in risky behavior for winter living, and his life begins to deteriorate. Why does this happen to Richard? Is he aware of the dangerous living situation he is in? Why does Richard refuse to ask for help?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the end, there is only one character who seems to have come out of the experience at Hampden College intact. Who is that character? What does he do after Henry's death that is so much more than any of the other characters?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Richard want to become part of Prof. Morrow's class? Why does he want to become friends with the quirky and secretive group of Prof. Morrow's students? What compels him to withstand their rude treatment of him?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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