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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. What drug was Mitch offered at a law school party?

2. What color is the secretary's hair?

3. What is the only food the restaurant sells?

4. What does Mitch tell Avery he doesn't require much of?

5. Where is the company establishing a scholarship in Kozinski's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the Firm so keen on hiring Mitch?

2. How does Mitch want Eddie Lomax to help him?

3. What does DeVasher say is strange about Mitch's story about the FBI?

4. Why does Abank refuse to believe the drug rumors surrounding his son?

5. How does the Firm tempt Mitch into joining the company?

6. Why does Abby instantly see Kay as a friend?

7. Why does Mitch think Lomax looks like the Marlboro Man?

8. How does Avery show himself to be a slightly unsavory character?

9. What is Lambert's opinion on secrecy?

10. What does Mitch tell Abby in the restaurant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the novel's theme of greed.

1. In what way could Mitch be accused of being one of the novel's greediest characters?

2. How does the theme of greed fit with eighties society?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

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