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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 happens to Ben when he has a nervous breakdown?
(a) He is arrested.
(b) He faints.
(c) He commits murder.
(d) He is admitted to a mental hospital.

2. Who is Ochs contacted by due to his newspaper articles?
(a) An ex-lawyer.
(b) A customs inspector.
(c) An FBI agent.
(d) A ex-con.

3. Where does Berryman go before leaving New York City?
(a) Ben's house.
(b) Ben's flower shop.
(c) The grocery store.
(d) His parents' house.

4. Where is Johnboy when he encourages a friend to run for the senate seat Horn is after?
(a) A dinner party.
(b) A country club.
(c) A baseball game.
(d) A Fourth of July rally.

5. What was charged to the person's credit card who contacted Ochs due to his newspaper articles?
(a) A train ride.
(b) A gun.
(c) A seafood dinner.
(d) Airplane tickets to France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ochs say Horn has aspirations for involving his future?

2. What does Ochs believe his article about the murder of Horn will do to the Quinns?

3. After Berryman finds the note from Ben, how does he feel?

4. Who does Horn go visit at the police headquarters in Nashville?

5. Where is Berryman when he thinks about where he would like to retire?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Ben at the end of Part 3, and what does the event cause readers to think about him?

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

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

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

5. Describe the meeting between Berryman and Johnboy.

6. What happens at the country club that gives readers a stronger understanding of the plot to kill Horn?

7. In what way does Berryman show a lack of friendship toward Ben?

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

9. What suspicious event occurs while Berryman is at his beach house?

10. What happens when Horn is on television?

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