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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. Who leaks the trial information to the media in Chapter 25?

2. What fee does Reggie charge Mark as a retainer?

3. Which company does Chester Tanfill own?

4. Which of the agents gets a phone call from a drunk Romey?

5. Why is there so much media coverage of Romey's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mark react when he learns that Reggie is a woman, and how does her gender affect his decision to "hire" her?

2. Discuss Mrs. Sway's concern about the witness protection program.

3. Discuss Reggie's life as a wife, mother, and law school student.

4. What is Fink's relationship to Romey, and why is it important to this story?

5. What makes the investigating officer suspicious of Mark's story at the scene of Romey's death?

6. Discuss Judge Harry Roosevelt's dedication to his job.

7. Discuss Ricky's diagnosis and symptoms.

8. What does Reggie do when she learns that Diane has been fired?

9. In what ways does Reggie claim that Mark's rights have been violated during the investigation of Romey's death?

10. How does the mafia threaten Mark face-to-face?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the genre of The Client and the sub-genre category under which the novel falls. Is there another genre the novel might also be classified as? Support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the point of view from which The Client is written. Does this point of view make the story more or less believable? Select a different point of view and explain how The Client would have changed if written from it.

Essay Topic 3

A main character has both good and bad qualities, giving the character dimension. Discuss Mark's bad qualities. Who is to blame for those qualities? Are the "bad" qualities really bad? Support your answers.

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