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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. Where does Johnboy live?
2. Who is ordered to murder the Southern man?
3. What reason does Ben give for keeping the fact that he's been seeing a psychiatrist away from Berryman?
4. Where is Ochs when he receives an exciting phone call after meeting with Ben a second time?
5. Who is said to have committed the murder of Jimmie Lee Horn?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Ochs returns to Nashville after visiting Ben Toy, who does he have a meeting with, and why?
2. What causes Ochs to be unhappy during his final meeting with Ben?
3. Why is Ochs sent to Long Island?
4. What facts arise that lead Ochs to believe Ben's story of Horn's murder?
5. Who works on the Bowditch ward at the William Pound Institute, and why is this person important to Ochs's investigation?
6. What happens that causes readers to become more aware of the emotional state of Ben?
7. What does the reader find out is the plot of the story after reading the Prologue?
8. What does Ben Toy inform Ochs Jones about Thomas Berryman's last job when he was hired as a hit man?
9. What makes the Southern man so mysterious in the story?
10. What is Ochs Jones investigating when the story begins, and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
At the end of the story, one murderer has been killed. Who is it? What events in the story could lead readers to believe that the murderer expected a tragic ending for themselves one day? Cite examples from the text in order to support your response.
Essay Topic 2
When the story ends, Joe Cubbah is the only one who is able to finish his assignment. What does Cubbah's ability to do his job show about his personality? What characters are not able to finish their assignment? Explain your answer with examples from the story.
Essay Topic 3
In Part 3, Thomas Berryman spends a weekend at a beach house with Oona Quinn. What does Berryman let slip to Oona? How does his slip cause Oona to be involved in the plan to kill Horn? Was the slip good or did it lead to trouble? Use examples from the reading in order to justify your response.
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