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

2. On what holiday does an assassination take place?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Christmas Eve.
(c) Easter.
(d) Fourth of July.

3. Who hired the Southern man?
(a) Johnboy Terrell.
(b) Ben Toy.
(c) Berryman's girlfriend.
(d) Horn's best friend.

4. Why is the Southern man murdered?
(a) He tried to murder Ben.
(b) He continued to follow Ben.
(c) Ben confused him with someone else.
(d) Ben wanted him out of the way.

5. What was the Southern man's profession?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Dentist.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Criminal Investigator.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the location of the mental hospital Ochs visits?

2. After two meetings with Ben, what does Ochs think about his story involving the murder of Horn?

3. What does ipecac syrup mimic?

4. Where does Ochs return to at the beginning of Part 2?

5. What is Jimmie Lee Horn's profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 2, why does Ochs return to Long Island, and what information is he given?

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

3. What happens to Ben after accepting the order to kill Horn?

4. Describe the profession of Ochs Jones.

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

6. When Ochs returns to Tennessee after visiting Ben in the mental institution, what does he learn about Berryman? Why is it important?

7. What makes the Southern man so mysterious in the story?

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

9. How does Berryman get assigned the job to assassinate Jimmie Lee Horn?

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

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