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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. How does Richard inject himself into the Greek student's conversation in the library?
(a) He asks if Julian Morrow really knew T.S. Eliot.
(b) He suggests a newer Greek dictionary.
(c) He asks if he can sit with them and translate.
(d) He suggests the locative tense for a translation.

2. Who among Richard's college friends are orphans?
(a) Charles and Camilla.
(b) Frances and Camilla.
(c) Charles and Bunny.
(d) Henry and Bunny.

3. Who does Richard find in his room when he returns home one night from working in Dr. Roland's office?
(a) Bunny.
(b) Henry.
(c) His father.
(d) Charles.

4. How many students are in Prof. Morrow's Greek class at the beginning of the semester?
(a) Six.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

5. What does Bunny do when the check arrives after his and Richard's long, expensive lunch?
(a) He leaves the table and Richard has to pay the bill.
(b) He leaves a hundred dollar tip.
(c) He offers to call a cab.
(d) He explains he forgot his wallet.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Richard have with him when he arrives in Hampden?

3. In the area of money, how have the Corcorans treated their son Bunny?

4. What does Richard learn about the warehouse when he gets there?

5. How does Richard get to the warehouse in East Hampton?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where did Richard grow up and spend his high school years? What do we know about his family? How does he feel about his family? His hometown?

3. When Richard goes to meet with Julian to talk to him about misgivings he is having about his academics, who does he find talking with Julian? What are the two saying?

4. How and why does Richard end up at Hampden College? How does he get to the college from his home?

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

6. When Henry comes to Richard to ask questions about dosages and chemicals, what does he tell Richard about his plan to solve the group's problem with Bunny? How does Richard respond?

7. Who is Judy Poovey? Where does Richard speak to her about Henry? What does Judy tell him about his new friend?

8. What does Richard learn his friends have done? How does he react?

9. 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?

10. 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?

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