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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is "Shady Brook'?
(a) A suburb of New Haven.
(b) A suburb of Boston.
(c) A new housing development near Hartford.
(d) A country club subdividion.

2. Where does Henry go after Bunny's body is found?
(a) To Maine with the Corcorans.
(b) To Julian's house in New Haven.
(c) To Francis' house in the country.
(d) To Connecticut with the Corcorans.

3. What does Charles find in Bunny's room and bring back for the group to see?
(a) An engagement ring for Marion.
(b) The newspaper article about the murder of the farmer.
(c) A letter Bunny had written to his mother.
(d) A bottle of very expensive French wine.

4. Where does Richard go after he leaves the off-campus party two days after the funeral?
(a) To Julian's office.
(b) To Dr. Roland's office.
(c) To see Camilla.
(d) To his dorm room.

5. Why do Richard an Francis go to see Julian on their way to see Charles on Friday?
(a) To ask whether he has heard from Henry.
(b) To ask if he would like to go with them to the hospital.
(c) To ask what will happen to their grades due to missed classes.
(d) To ask if he had any messages for Charles.

6. How old is Bunny when he is murdered?
(a) 21.
(b) 23.
(c) 19.
(d) 24.

7. How does Richard describe the tone of the letter he receives from Henry before Bunny's funeral?
(a) Stilted and formal.
(b) Sad and lonely.
(c) Friendly and newsy.
(d) Panic-stricken.

8. Where does Richard go after talking with Henry on the phone the night of Bunny's murder?
(a) To find Camilla.
(b) To find Charles.
(c) To Judy Poovey's room.
(d) To buy a six pack of beer.

9. What about her son's death has Mrs. Corcoran concerned?
(a) That he was a drug dealer.
(b) That he had cancer.
(c) That he died dishonorably drunk.
(d) That he committed suicide.

10. What does Richard find in Charles' apartment that reminds him of Bunny?
(a) Horlick's malted milk.
(b) Hershey's Kisses.
(c) Pecan Sandies.
(d) Oreos.

11. What does Rika, Marion's friend, claim to have seen on the day of Henry's call to Marion?
(a) Bunny reading in the library.
(b) Bunny eating lunch at a local diner.
(c) Bunny standing outside of a bank in town.
(d) Bunny getting into a cab outside of school.

12. Where is Charles' apartment located?
(a) Next door to the college.
(b) In the same building as Julian's.
(c) In South Hampden.
(d) In North Hampden.

13. Who do Henry and and Richard find at Charles and Camilla's apartment when they show up on Thursday after Bunny's murder?
(a) Edmund Corcoran.
(b) Jules Feiffer.
(c) Julian Morrow.
(d) Cloke Rayburn.

14. When in town Saturday afternoon, what does Francis buy for Henry at the bookstore?
(a) A translation of Gregory of Tours.
(b) A copy of Mycenaean inscriptions from Knossos.
(c) A biography of Cortes.
(d) A study of Victorian murderesses.

15. Where does Charles tell Richard he is spending the summer?
(a) In San Francisco.
(b) In Toronto.
(c) In Boston.
(d) In New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the college president say about Bunny?

2. What alibi does Henry invent to account for the group's time during the time of Bunny's murder?

3. When Charles sees Richard on Sunday night, for what does he ask?

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

5. What does Henry overhear the Corcorans talking about before Bunny's funeral?

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