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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 decides that Mark should not tell the pertinent information in Judge Harry's court?

2. Who is The Blade?

3. Who meets Muldanno in a restaurant?

4. What does Mark ask the jail attendant to bring him in Chapter 26?

5. Who is the Memphis police reporter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Mark's mother and the doctor skeptical about Mark's story when he finally decides to tell the whole truth (except for Romey's secret)?

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

3. How does Mark dodge the important question during his hearing, and what is the result?

4. Why is the media coverage of Romey's funeral unexpected, and why does it occur?

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

6. Discuss what the FBI learns through their salt and pepper shaker bugs.

7. How does Mark make the detention center attendant feel sorry for him when he returns to his cell following his juvenile hearing? What does he get out of the pity?

8. How does Officer Hardy get Mark's fingerprints, and why does he want them?

9. Discuss the ethical issue that Reggie faces as she prepares Mark for his first juvenile court hearing.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

While Foltrigg attempts to manipulate Mark into talking, the mafia attempts to keep him from it. Select a character -- either Mark or Reggie -- and discuss how that character's own manipulation is important to the novel. How does the character manipulate people or circumstances? What are the results of their manipulation? Is there anyone on which the character's manipulation does not work?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss stereotypes present in The Client. How does Mark relate to or deal with the stereotypes?

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