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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 charged to the person's credit card who contacted Ochs due to his newspaper articles?
2. Who does Ochs manage to get an interview with after watching the film footage of Horn's assassination?
3. How does Ochs describe the Quinns?
4. What kind of night does Oona say she and Berryman spent together a few weeks before the murder of Horn?
5. How does Ochs describe Horn?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the meeting between Berryman and Johnboy.
2. Why does Ochs appear cautious of Oona after hearing her stories about her involvement with Berryman and the plan to murder Horn?
3. Why does Ochs go to Thomas Berryman's house, and how does he describe Oona Quinn?
4. Describe Ochs's writing career for the newspaper in Part 4.
5. What suspicious event occurs while Berryman is at his beach house?
6. How does Ochs describe Jimmie Lee Horn?
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. Who is Oona Quinn?
10. What events take place right before Berryman leaves New York City, and what do the events cause him to do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
In Part 5, Martin Weesner is introduced, but only survives one scene. What was Martin's role in the story? How did he become involved with Joe Cubbah? What was the result of his involvement with Cubbah? Justify your response by using examples from the reading.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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