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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 is unusual about the man Berryman goes to see in New York City with Oona?
2. What is Berryman's father's profession?
3. What does Ochs believe his article about the murder of Horn will do to the Quinns?
4. How does Ochs feel towards the Quinns?
5. Why does Berryman go see his father?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does Berryman show a lack of friendship toward Ben?
2. Describe Ochs's writing career for the newspaper in Part 4.
3. Describe the meeting between Berryman and Johnboy.
4. Why is Berryman's visit to Texas important to the story?
5. So far in the story, what things has Berryman done that could label him as someone who does not care about his own safety?
6. What does Ochs say about Oona's parents, the Quinns?
7. What does Berryman do when he travels to Texas?
8. What happens between Oona and Berryman during their weekend spent at Berryman's beachfront home?
9. What happens to Ben at the end of Part 3, and what does the event cause readers to think about him?
10. When Ochs returns to Nashville in Part 4, who is being investigated and what is the importance of the investigation?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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