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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 Horn tell the person he visits at the police station to do?
(a) Protect him.
(b) Help him with an upcoming speech.
(c) Campaign with him.
(d) Leave town.

2. When arriving in Nashville, where does Berryman go?
(a) Horn's campaign headquarters.
(b) To see Ben Toy.
(c) To see Bert Poole.
(d) To see Horn's wife.

3. What does Ochs believe his article about the murder of Horn will do to the Quinns?
(a) Ruin their reputation.
(b) It will cause mistrust in them.
(c) It will not hurt them.
(d) Turn their lives upside down.

4. What does Oona tell Ochs about during their meeting?
(a) How she met Berryman.
(b) Where Berryman is.
(c) Her knowledge of the murder of Horn.
(d) Where she was an hour before his arrival.

5. What does Oona allow Ochs to do when he visits?
(a) Watch TV with her.
(b) Stay in the guest house.
(c) Stay at the house.
(d) Have dinner with her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ochs find at the house he visits in Part 3?

2. Where did Berryman and Oona stay a few weeks before Horn's murder?

3. Where does Berryman's father live?

4. How does Ochs describe Oona?

5. What does Oona assure Ochs about Berryman?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the meeting between Berryman and Johnboy.

2. So far in the story, what things has Berryman done that could label him as someone who does not care about his own safety?

3. What happens when Berryman goes to Bert Poole's house?

4. What events take place right before Berryman leaves New York City, and what do the events cause him to do?

5. Who is Oona Quinn?

6. Describe Ochs's writing career for the newspaper in Part 4.

7. What happens between Oona and Berryman during their weekend spent at Berryman's beachfront home?

8. Why is Berryman's visit to Texas important to the story?

9. What events take place when Berryman arrives in Nashville before Horn's murder?

10. What does Ochs wonder about Oona after hearing her stories involving the murder of Horn?

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