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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 does Berryman let slip to Oona the night they were together before the murder of Horn?

2. What does Horn tell the person he visits at the police station to do?

3. What does Ochs begin to believe about Oona after meeting her?

4. Who does Ochs visit after meeting Oona?

5. Whose house does Ochs visit in Part 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Ochs's writing career for the newspaper in Part 4.

2. What happens when Berryman goes to Bert Poole's house?

3. What happens between Oona and Berryman during their weekend spent at Berryman's beachfront home?

4. What does Ochs wonder about Oona after hearing her stories involving the murder of Horn?

5. What events take place when Berryman arrives in Nashville before Horn's murder?

6. In what way does Berryman show a lack of friendship toward Ben?

7. When Ochs returns to Nashville in Part 4, who is being investigated and what is the importance of the investigation?

8. So far in the story, what things has Berryman done that could label him as someone who does not care about his own safety?

9. What does Berryman do when he travels to Texas?

10. What happens at the country club that gives readers a stronger understanding of the plot to kill Horn?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

During Ochs's second meeting with Ben, Ben expresses why he was admitted to the mental institution. Why is Ben institutionalized? Who admits him? Was anything done in order to help Ben's depression?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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