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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. What does Henry tell Julian while Richard and Francis are in the office?

2. Who comes to Richard's room the night after Jake Teitelbaum's party?

3. What do Charles and Francis argue about the day before the funeral?

4. What do Bunny's parents do in the hopes of finding their son?

5. What game does the group play while Charles and Cloke go to Bunny's dorm room?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do the police finally become involved in the search for Bunny's body? How do the group members react to the police involvement?

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

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

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

6. 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?

7. What happens to the main characters at the climax of the story?

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

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

10. What does Richard begin to understand about Henry as the novel draws to its climax?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the first chapter, Richard explains had he remained in California, he "might have ended up in a cult." How important is the statement to the story? Explain how this statement is an example of the use of irony in a novel.

Essay Topic 2

While talking to Richard, Julian makes the statement "with young people, you never can tell." What does this expression mean about young people in general and the characters in this novel specifically?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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