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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 is Ochs when he receives an exciting phone call after meeting with Ben a second time?

2. Who is ordered to murder the Southern man?

3. Why does Berryman contact the men who hired the Southern man?

4. Who hired Thomas Berryman to kill Horn?

5. What does Berryman tell the men who hired the Southern man?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens to Ben after accepting the order to kill Horn?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

When Jimmie Lee Horn is murdered, Bert Poole is stated as the murderer. What events led to Bert's charge of murder? What causes people in the story to firmly believe Bert was the killer of Horn? Was Bert framed? Cite examples from the text that support your response.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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