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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, The First Southern Detective Story.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During Ochs's second meeting with Ben, what happens to Ben?
(a) He has to be sedated.
(b) He tries to hurt Ochs.
(c) He is put in restraints.
(d) He collapses.

2. Who orders the hit on the Southern man?
(a) Ochs.
(b) Berryman.
(c) Ben.
(d) Johnboy Terrell.

3. How does Berryman get in touch with the men who hired the Southern man?
(a) He calls them.
(b) He visits them.
(c) He sends hitmen after them.
(d) He threatens them through a letter.

4. What happens the first time Ochs arrives at the mental hospital?
(a) He is turned away.
(b) He is ignored.
(c) He is checked for weapons.
(d) He waits three hours.

5. After Berryman finds the note from Ben, how does he feel?
(a) Worried.
(b) Excited.
(c) Happy.
(d) Agitated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ben go in the midst of a nervous breakdown?

2. What does Berryman question Oona about the morning after he slips and tells her his secret?

3. What day(s) of the week did Oona and Berryman stay together a few weeks before Horn's murder?

4. What does Horn's adviser tell him could cost him many white votes?

5. Who is ordered to murder the Southern man?

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