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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ochs asks Ben's hospital guard to get for him after his first visit?
(a) The telephone.
(b) Ben's medical records.
(c) The head nurse.
(d) Ben's medication.

2. What causes Ben to become so scared in Part 2?
(a) He is being followed again.
(b) He is visted by several hit men.
(c) Berryman becomes violent towards him.
(d) He receives a death threat.

3. What is Johnboy Terrell's job?
(a) Ex-lawyer.
(b) Current governor.
(c) Ex-governor.
(d) Ex-law enforcement officer.

4. Where does Ochs Jones work?
(a) Harvard.
(b) A local newspaper.
(c) The White House.
(d) The police station.

5. What does Berryman tell the men who hired the Southern man?
(a) He will make the men disappear without a trace.
(b) He will disappear without a trace.
(c) He will take the money and run.
(d) He will send his men after them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the Southern man murdered?

2. What evidence is used in order to convict the murderer of Jimmie Lee Horn?

3. What race is Horn?

4. How does Ochs describe the Southern man after hearing the events that led to his appearance?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens that causes readers to become more aware of the emotional state of Ben?

2. What does Ochs ask the guard at the mental institute to do for him, and what events follow his request?

3. What news does Ochs receive while bathing in his hotel room?

4. How does Ochs's opinion of Ben change from his first interview to his last?

5. What causes Ochs to be unhappy during his final meeting with Ben?

6. Who works on the Bowditch ward at the William Pound Institute, and why is this person important to Ochs's investigation?

7. Why is Ochs sent to Long Island?

8. Describe Ben Toy's profession.

9. How does empathy play a part in the relationship between Ochs and Ben?

10. What facts arise that lead Ochs to believe Ben's story of Horn's murder?

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