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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 was Berryman's job involving the three brothers?

2. What does Berryman do with ipecac syrup?

3. Where does Ochs return to at the beginning of Part 2?

4. What is used in order to treat Ben when first arriving at the William Pound Institute?

5. In what state is Berryman's apartment located?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does empathy play a part in the relationship between Ochs and Ben?

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

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

4. What does Ben Toy inform Ochs Jones about Thomas Berryman's last job when he was hired as a hit man?

5. What does Ochs ask the guard at the mental institute to do for him, and what events follow his request?

6. Where does Ochs go after his meeting with Ben Toy, and what events follow?

7. Describe the profession of Ochs Jones.

8. Why is Ochs sent to Long Island?

9. What makes the Southern man so mysterious in the story?

10. What facts arise that lead Ochs to believe Ben's story of Horn's murder?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the end of Part 7, readers find out where the dead body of Thomas Berryman is found. What events happened previously that leads readers to know who discarded his body? Who did it? Does the involvement of this particular person in Berryman's death lead readers to become suspicious of them?

Essay Topic 2

After his meeting with Ben Toy, Ochs begins to feel sympathy for him, making it possible that he will forget that Ben is a cold-blooded killer. What could the sympathy Ochs begins to feel towards Ben do to his judgment? What result might sympathy bring to Ochs as the story continues?

Essay Topic 3

In Part 2, Ochs receives a phone call with news that excites him as well as causes a dramatic incline in the story. What news does the phone call bring him? Why is he excited? Could the call help Ochs's investigation? Cite examples from the text in order to justify your response.

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