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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens the first time Ochs arrives at the mental hospital?

2. What word does Ochs use to describe Johnboy?

3. Where was the Southern man from?

4. Who accepts the job for Berryman to kill Horn?

5. Who does Ochs bribe in order to get access into Berryman's apartment?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Ochs Jones investigating when the story begins, and why?

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

5. Describe the profession of Ochs Jones.

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

7. Describe Ben Toy's profession.

8. When Ochs returns to Long Island, what information is he given?

9. Who works on the Bowditch ward at the William Pound Institute, and why is this person important to Ochs's investigation?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Part 5, Oona is instructed to board a plane to Nashville, Tennessee in order to meet Berryman. Oona says she does not know why she is going to meet him, but she goes anyway. What does this tell readers about Oona's personality? Why does she trust Berryman even after she finds out he is a hit man about to assassinate a political figure?

Essay Topic 2

In Part 4, Thomas Berryman goes to Texas to visit his ill father. When Berryman visits his sick father, what emotional response do readers feel towards him? Does the scene allow readers to see Berryman from a different perspective?

Essay Topic 3

When Berryman is preparing himself for the assassination of Horn, he notices that his hands are shaking. What does this tell readers about Berryman? Could shaking hands before committing a crime cause readers to feel unexpected sympathy towards him? Are there any other possibilities as to why Berryman's hands could be shaking before he goes to assassinate Horn?

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