View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the FBI say the cab will take Mitch?

2. What does the secretary say the company has been losing thousands on?

3. What is the name of Tammy's husband?

4. What does Mitch do the Saturday after the bar exam?

5. What does Lambert ask Mitch if he is tired of doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ray pass his time in prison?

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

3. What does Mitch tell Abby in the restaurant?

4. How does the Firm set Mitch up in this section?

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

6. What does Dutch think about all new employees at the Firm?

7. Describe Mitch's meeting with Tammy?

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

9. Why does Lomax say Lamm's death is suspicious?

10. Why is Abby's new life like in Memphis?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

In what does the story's ending highlight the theme of individualism? What has happened to the characters who have worked more as a collective?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Mitch's upbringing.

1. What was Mitch's upbringing?

2. How has Mitch's upbringing motivated him to succeed in life?

3. Is there any evidence Mitch is hiding away from the traumas of his past?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 893 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample