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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue, Down on the Farm (1962), Preface, Jones' Thomas Berryman (1974), and Part 1, The First Trip North.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Ben work?
(a) A law office.
(b) A flower shop.
(c) A grocery store.
(d) A coffee shop.

2. What does Ochs find out Berryman used his credit card for before the Fourth of July?
(a) A ticket to Nashville.
(b) A trip to Mexico.
(c) A trip to the beach.
(d) A ticket to New York.

3. What happens to Jimmie Lee Horn at the beginning of the story?
(a) He assassinates the President.
(b) He becomes a member of the senate.
(c) He is assassinated.
(d) He is convicted of a crime.

4. In what town does the story take place?
(a) Boston.
(b) Nashville.
(c) Montgomery.
(d) Los Angeles.

5. Who does Ochs visit the day after he investigates Berryman's apartment?
(a) The security guard at the William Pound Institute.
(b) The head nurse at the William Pound Institute.
(c) Berryman's girlfriend.
(d) The director at the William Pound Institute.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what holiday does an assassination take place?

2. Who is said to have committed the murder of Jimmie Lee Horn?

3. What is Jimmie Lee Horn's profession?

4. What was Berryman's job involving the three brothers?

5. How long has Ben known Berryman?

(see the answer key)

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