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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 Rika, Marion's friend, claim to have seen on the day of Henry's call to Marion?
2. How old is Bunny when he is murdered?
3. What drug does Richard take from Judy while he is in her room?
4. When they are having dinner at the twin's house, what does Henry ask Richard to do?
5. What does Mr. Corcoran offer the group after his violent mood swing after they arrive at the house?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Cloke, and how does he appear in the story? What is important about his appearance?
2. What poem does Henry read at Bunny's funeral and why? How does Richard respond to Henry's choice?
3. 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?
4. How does the group manage as the guests of the Corcorans in the days before Bunny's funeral?
5. Why is Charles arrested during the month following Bunny's murder? Why is Henry concerned about this?
6. How do the group members relate to each other following Bunny's funeral? Why does Richard think they are all reacting this way?
7. What does the doctor in the emergency room recommend for Francis? Why? What does Francis tell Henry about his childhood?
8. What happens to the main characters at the climax of the story?
9. What happens the day after Bunny's murder that changes the group's plans significantly?
10. Where is Marion during Bunny's disappearance? What about her behavior seems unusual to the group?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There are only a few women in this story, and only one in the center of the action. Who is Camilla? Is she integral to the story? What role does she play in the plot of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Members of the group begin experiencing severe emotional reactions to their roles in Bunny's murder including alcohol and drug use, denial, anxiety, and paranoia. The group as a whole begins to deteriorate as their mentor, Julian, leaves them. At the climax of the story, why do you think Charles wants to kill Henry? Why does Henry kill himself?
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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