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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 Nate confide to Phil?
2. Of what does Rex jokingly say his mother would be proud?
3. What does Nate offer to do for Rachel?
4. What does Nate know about Snead's testimony?
5. What does Nate notice about the paint in the hospital?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was Nate's room like in the hospital and what kind of care did he receive?
2. What did Nate want to do to get away following the Phelan heir depositions? Why does he want to do it? How well does he think it will work?
3. What was Hark doing to help his lawsuit?
4. Why was Josh worried about the settlement of the will?
5. What did Nate tell Josh on the drive from the airport?
6. What did Rex decide to do about his understanding?
7. What does Nate notice about the Indian village and how does he respond to it?
8. What news does Welly bring to Valdir and what does he do about it?
9. How did Nate score the first point in the dispositions?
10. Why did Josh want to speak to Nate and why was it impossible?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
American media is predictable in nature. The more sensational a story the more attention it attracts. Troy Phelan had few friends and no one really grieved over his death, yet it received a lot of publicity.
1. Do you think the media makes too much of celebrities? Why or why not?
2. Explain why you think Troy Phelan's money was what made him interesting, not him as a person.
3. Why do you think Troy had few friends? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
In his delirium, Nate was convinced that Rachel had come to visit him. He heard her voice, saw her face, and was reassured that he would not succumb to this illness. Rachel seemed to know that God had planned a future for Nate. He returned to sleep and awoke after the fever broke.
1. Do you think Rachel actually visited Nate while he was delirious? Why or why not?
2. Do you think it is possible that Rachel knew Nate was ill and actually visited him in spirit to heal him? Why or why not?
3. Why do you think Nate focused on a woman, Rachel, he barely knew while he was ill?
Essay Topic 3
The clause that exempted the heirs' new purchases from debt coverage was surely an evil scheme, since each of the heirs had made new and large purchases with the credit they expected to gain in inheritance.
1. Explain why the heirs were foolish for making expensive purchases before the will was read.
2. Do you think that it was wrong of Troy Phelan to make his will to include this clause? Why or why not?
3. Do you think it is possible that Troy felt he was actually helping his children to grow onto better paths by not leaving them a lot of money? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and to support your answer.
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