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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 the college president say about Bunny?
2. What is the motto of Hampden College?
3. What does Charles say he and Camilla did the night after the murder?
4. How does Hampden College handle Bunny's death and ensuing investigation?
5. Where does Charles tell Richard he is spending the summer?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Bunny's friends at school respond to his death? What do they think happened to him?
2. 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?
3. What happens the day after Bunny's murder that changes the group's plans significantly?
4. How does Richard's behavior change after the discovery of Bunny's body?
5. What poem does Henry read at Bunny's funeral and why? How does Richard respond to Henry's choice?
6. How do Bunny's parents react to his disappearance? What does Richard think of their reaction?
7. Who is Cloke, and how does he appear in the story? What is important about his appearance?
8. How does the search for Bunny finally come to a climax? Who is involved with the investigation at that point?
9. Where is Marion during Bunny's disappearance? What about her behavior seems unusual to the group?
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 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 2
In Chapter Six, Richard explains why he admires Henry and Julian and their work in Greek. Why does he admire them and their relationships with the Greek language?
Essay Topic 3
What is the overall mood of this novel? How does the mood affect the story? What are some example of how the author portrays and uses mood?
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