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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the group tell Bunny happened to cause them to return home blood-covered the night of the bacchanal?
(a) They had killed a deer.
(b) They had killed a leopard.
(c) They had killed a farmer.
(d) The had killed a bear.

2. What does Richard dread as the end of his first term at Hampden draws near?
(a) Returning to Plano.
(b) Exams.
(c) Failing Greek.
(d) Second semester classes.

3. What kind of car does Francis drive?
(a) BMW convertible.
(b) Jaguar convertiable.
(c) Fiat convertible.
(d) Mustang convertible.

4. How does Camilla react in the days following the murder in the field?
(a) She cannot eat.
(b) She becomes deaf.
(c) She cannot stop crying.
(d) She loses her voice.

5. When he cannot find any of his friends and begins to worry, who does Richard call to ask for Francis?
(a) Francis' mother.
(b) Henry.
(c) His parents.
(d) Charles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is standing next to Julian Morrow in the photo Richard sees when visiting Henry's apartment?

2. What language does Richard want to pursue while in college?

3. What does Bunny begin saying to his friends to upset and frustrate them after the night of the bacchanal?

4. Under what conditions does Morrow admit Richard to his class?

5. What does Henry catch Bunny doing when he wakes and sees Bunny sitting at his desk?

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 role does Bunny play in the bacchanal? What does this allow him to do after the ritual is over?

4. 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?

5. How does Bunny die? What part do the group members have in his death?

6. In Chapter 4, Henry asks Richard a serious question before telling him about the murder of the farmer. What does he ask, what does he mean by this question, and what has Richard been covering up?

7. What does Richard learn about Henry during his lunch with Bunny? What happens at the end of the lunch? What does Richard learn about Bunny on the way home with Henry?

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 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?

10. What does Bunny tell Henry about the night of the bacchanal? What does Henry realize Bunny has done during his illness to obtain the information he has? Why is this important?

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