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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 does Avery say is the one thing Mitch should never ignore?

2. Where does Abby meet Kay for lunch?

3. What was the name of the pirate who roamed the Cayman Islands?

4. How did Robert Lamm die?

5. Who did Dutch Hendrix used to work for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Eddie Lomax die?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe Mitch's meeting with Tammy?

8. How does the Firm scare Mitch before they tell him his bar exam results?

9. What happens when a employer's wife gives birth?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Who are the partners and how do they ensure the smooth running of the Firm? How do the partners' roles differ from the other other employees' roles?

Essay Topic 3

Look at the structure of the book.

1. How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

2. Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

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