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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 is Johnboy's standing with the public?

2. What happens to Jimmie Lee Horn at the beginning of the story?

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

4. In what town does the story take place?

5. What is the location of the mental hospital Ochs visits?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Ochs sent to Long Island?

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

3. How does Ochs's opinion of Ben change from his first interview to his last?

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

5. Describe the profession of Ochs Jones.

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

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

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

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

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

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, Ochs receives a letter from a customs inspector. What does the letter say? What is the connection between the information in the letter and Berryman's visit to New York City? Cite examples from the text in order to justify your response.

Essay Topic 3

The story involves the friendship and business relationship of Ben Toy and Thomas Berryman. The two are the most prominent characters in the story due to their roles in the murder of Jimmie Lee Horn. Describe the relationship between Ben Toy and Thomas Berryman. When did they meet? How did the two get entangled in the plot to kill Horn? Why did Ben disappear without telling Berryman where he was in order to keep a safe distance between them?

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