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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 sees the body of Senator Boyette in Chapter 38?

2. What does Reggie tell the FBI that really gets their attention?

3. What does Judge Harry want to know from Slick?

4. Which state is the first place Reggie and Mark decide to go?

5. What news does Reggie share that makes Trumann giddy with anticipation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the two hearings that Judge Harry calls in Chapter 29.

2. What is Clint's important role once the FBI agrees to Reggie's demands for the Sways?

3. Explain how Mark created symptoms to get himself sent to the hospital.

4. Knowing that Reggie and Mark are in New Orleans doesn't make the job of finding them any easier. What is the FBI's plan to catch them and to get Mark to talk once and for all?

5. What help does The Blade ask for from his Uncle Johnny? How does Uncle Johnny respond?

6. At the end of the book, who gets to the body first -- FBI or mafia -- and how does the reader know?

7. Discuss Reggie's phone call to the FBI upon returning to the hotel from Romey's house. How does she convey a sense of urgency to Agent Trumann?

8. Why does Mark say that he wants to see the senator's dead body for himself?

9. What do Foltrigg and his crew believe happened with Mark?

10. Describe how Chapter 31 shows Reggie's growing paranoia after learning that she is a mafia target.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the difference between conflict and crisis in a novel? How are they similar? Also, relate the differences and similarities specifically to The Client.

Essay Topic 2

What is the central theme of The Client? How does the theme relate to Mark, Reggie, Muldanno, and Foltrigg?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the Freytag's Pyramid and the Inverted Pyramid writing styles. When is each style used? Discuss the purpose of each style.

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