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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 calls Ricky's room to let Mrs. Sway know that her son is safe?

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

3. What do Mark and Reggie discuss as they near Romey's house?

4. How do Mark and Reggie make their way to Romey's house?

5. Which guard finds Mark in his cell sweating, curled up by the toilet and sucking his thumb?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how the FBI is informed of the exact location of the senator's body.

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

3. Explain why Mark wants a will.

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

5. How does Reggie get back at Foltrigg?

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

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

8. Discuss Gronke's feelings about his assignment to watch Mark and his relationship with the mafia.

9. 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?

10. How does Reggie's opinion of the witness protection program change once she is implicated as a possible mafia target?

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

What is inciting force and which character is the inciting force in this story? How does the character fulfill that role? Give three examples and discuss the importance of each one in detail.

Essay Topic 3

What aspects and experiences of the author's own life might be drawn upon for inspiration in The Client? Explain your answers, giving an overview of the author's life.

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