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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 could Ochs's feelings towards Ben cause him to forget about Ben?
(a) He's a murderer.
(b) He is helping him.
(c) He could be lying.
(d) He has mental issues.

2. In what town does the story take place?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Nashville.
(c) Boston.
(d) Montgomery.

3. What does Ochs want to prove with his investigation?
(a) The truth behind the murders of politicians.
(b) The life story of Ben Toy.
(c) The truth behind Horn's murder.
(d) The life story of Bert Poole.

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

5. What is used in order to treat Ben when first arriving at the William Pound Institute?
(a) Journal writing.
(b) Medication.
(c) Therapy.
(d) Interrogation.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What causes Ben to become so scared in Part 2?

3. What race is Horn?

4. How long is Ben first admitted to the William Pound Institute for?

5. Where does Ben work?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the crime that Ben commits after accepting the order to kill Horn.

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

3. What does Ben Toy inform Ochs Jones about Thomas Berryman's last job when he was hired as a hit man?

4. What does the reader find out is the plot of the story after reading the Prologue?

5. What causes Ochs to be unhappy during his final meeting with 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 happens to Ben after accepting the order to kill Horn?

8. Who is Johnboy Terrell and what is his relationship with the Southern man?

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

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

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