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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. When Richard confronts Camilla about her brother, what does Camilla show him?

2. How does Richard describe Bunny's memory at the college?

3. When they are having dinner at the twin's house, what does Henry ask Richard to do?

4. What does Judy Poovey tell Richard in the hall when she sees him the day after Jake Teitelbaum's party?

5. What is "Shady Brook'?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Charles arrested during the month following Bunny's murder? Why is Henry concerned about this?

2. What poem does Henry read at Bunny's funeral and why? How does Richard respond to Henry's choice?

3. Who is Cloke, and how does he appear in the story? What is important about his appearance?

4. In the days before the funeral, what captures the attention of Bunny's family the most? Why are they concerned, and what does their concern confirm for Richard about Bunny's family?

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

6. What does the doctor in the emergency room recommend for Francis? Why? What does Francis tell Henry about his childhood?

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

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

9. What do the members of the group find peculiar about Bunny's father the day before the funeral?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In this novel, we are told in the opening sentence Bunny is dead. Yet, the author creates suspense and rising action. Discuss the techniques the author uses to keep the reader engaged in the plot.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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