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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 convinces Mrs. Sway to take the witness protection plan?

2. What unusual symptom does Mark have that is not consistent with the symptoms of shock?

3. What does Upchurch ask for at the beginning of Muldanno's trial?

4. Who is sent to retrieve the body?

5. What help does The Blade ask for from his uncle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What three questions concern the FBI when they learn of Mark's disappearance from the hospital?

2. What is Mrs. Sway told when she asks why the FBI doesn't just go arrest the mafia men, and what realization does she have?

3. Having failed to retrieve the senator's body, what does the mafia plan to do now?

4. Describe Mark's feelings as he and Reggie ride to the New Orleans airport.

5. 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?

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

7. Explain why Mark wants a will.

8. How does Reggie get back at Foltrigg?

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

10. Discuss the rumors associated with the senator's death.

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

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

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of Ricky to the story? How might the novel have differed if he had not been introduced as a minor character?

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