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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 Henry go after Bunny's body is found?

2. How does Henry respond to Charles' astonishment over the fact that they have actually killed Bunny?

3. What does Mrs. Corcoran want done with the wreaths delivered to her home?

4. What drink is particularly popular with the young women taking care of Richard?

5. Why are Camilla and Richard in Mrs. Corcoran's bathroom the day before the funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Charles and Francis argue about the day before the funeral? Of what does Richard feel this and the other arguments among the group members is symptomatic?

2. How does the group manage as the guests of the Corcorans in the days before Bunny's funeral?

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

4. What does Camilla reveal to Richard about her brother after she has moved out of the apartment she shares with Charles? How does Richard respond?

5. What in Bunny's letter found after his death reveals to Henry that the letter is not a prank but actually written by Bunny?

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

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

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

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

10. How do Bunny's parents react to his disappearance? What does Richard think of their reaction?

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

How do Richard and Bunny serve as foils for each other? What qualities does each bring out in the other that are important to the plot of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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