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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, The End of the Funniest Man in America.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Ben inform that he is being followed?
(a) Berryman.
(b) Horn.
(c) Ochs.
(d) The police.

2. What could Ochs's feelings toward Ben do to his judgment?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Enhance it.
(c) Damage it completely.
(d) Cloud it.

3. Where was the Southern man from?
(a) Houston.
(b) Jamestown.
(c) Boston.
(d) New York City.

4. Why does Ochs go to a mental hospital?
(a) He has severe anxiety.
(b) He committed a crime.
(c) To interview Ben Toy.
(d) To visit his sister.

5. After two meetings with Ben, what does Ochs think about his story involving the murder of Horn?
(a) It will be entertaining for the public to hear.
(b) He isn't giving Ochs all of the information.
(c) It is false.
(d) It is true.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ochs find out when he receives an exciting phone call after meeting with Ben a second time?

2. What does Ben feel caused him to have to enter the William Pound Institute?

3. Who is said to have committed the murder of Jimmie Lee Horn?

4. What reason does Ben give for keeping the fact that he's been seeing a psychiatrist away from Berryman?

5. Who orders the hit on the Southern man?

(see the answer key)

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