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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, The End of the Funniest Man in America.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Berryman contact the men who hired the Southern man?
(a) He wants to know who the Southern man was.
(b) He wants to request a hit on Ochs.
(c) He doesn't want to be followed.
(d) He wants to call off the hit on Horn.

2. When Ben accepts the order to kill Horn, what happens to him?
(a) He becomes paranoid.
(b) He walks away from the world of hitmen and murder.
(c) He commits a murder.
(d) He falls into a depression.

3. What causes Ben to become so scared in Part 2?
(a) He is visted by several hit men.
(b) He receives a death threat.
(c) Berryman becomes violent towards him.
(d) He is being followed again.

4. What does Ochs want to prove with his investigation?
(a) The truth behind the murders of politicians.
(b) The life story of Ben Toy.
(c) The life story of Bert Poole.
(d) The truth behind Horn's murder.

5. Who is ordered to murder the Southern man?
(a) Berryman.
(b) Johnboy Terrell.
(c) Ben.
(d) Berte Poole.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Berryman get in touch with the men who hired the Southern man?

2. How does Ochs describe the Southern man after hearing the events that led to his appearance?

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

4. What is Jimmie Lee Horn's profession?

5. What could Ochs's feelings toward Ben do to his judgment?

(see the answer key)

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