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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. Where does Ben leave a note for Berryman?
(a) Berryman's jacket pocket.
(b) Berryman's screen door.
(c) Berryman's mailbox.
(d) Berryman's car windshield.

2. What does Oona assure Ochs about Berryman?
(a) He will not be returning to the beach house.
(b) He is on the run.
(c) He is still alive.
(d) He has not contacted her.

3. Where did Berryman and Oona stay a few weeks before Horn's murder?
(a) New York City.
(b) The beach house.
(c) A hotel.
(d) Nashville, Tennessee.

4. Who does Ochs watch the film footage of Horn's assassination with?
(a) His co-workers.
(b) Ben Horn.
(c) His wife.
(d) No one.

5. Why does Berryman go see Johnboy after visiting his father?
(a) To become his alliance.
(b) To kill him.
(c) To threaten him.
(d) To inform him about his knowledge of Horn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Johnboy when he encourages a friend to run for the senate seat Horn is after?

2. Why does Berryman run an errand for himself when he normally would not?

3. What does Horn's adviser tell him could cost him many white votes?

4. When Berryman leaves the beach house after he finds the note from Ben, who continues to call him?

5. What does Horn's adviser instruct Horn to do in order to receive more votes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ochs say about Oona's parents, the Quinns?

2. Describe the meeting between Berryman and Johnboy.

3. When Ochs returns to Nashville in Part 4, who is being investigated and what is the importance of the investigation?

4. Describe the role of Horn's adviser during Horn's political campaign.

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

6. Who is Oona Quinn?

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

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

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

10. What happens when Horn is on television?

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