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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. About what word do Prof. Morrow and Richard have a short conversation?

3. What is the thing Richard has in common with his friends in college?

4. What does Richard think Henry and the group should have done after the murder of the farmer?

5. What kind of car does Francis drive?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

5. From whom does Richard get the extra money he needs to implement his plan to impress Prof. Morrow and the Greeks studies students? What does the lender think Richard is going to do with the money? What does Richard actually do with the money?

6. 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?

7. 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?

8. 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?

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

10. What happens to Henry in Italy? How does Bunny react to his friend's problem?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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?

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