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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. Why does the clerk say he has no time for authority?

2. What name does Mitch use to book one of his tickets?

3. What does Abby do when she realizes someone is listening into their conversation?

4. Where do Mitch and the others go after dark?

5. Where do Mitch and the others escape to?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mitch try to satisfy the FBI?

2. Why does Mitch meet Barry Abanks in this section?

3. How do Mitch and Tammy swap the briefcases?

4. How does Abby fool the Firm into thinking she is going to her parents' house?

5. Why is Mitch happy someone steals his BMW?

6. What does Abby say they want from the FBI before they hand over any documents?

7. How does Mitch manage to copy Avery's files?

8. How does the Firm remind Mitch to be careful?

9. How do Mitch and Abby cope with being watched?

10. How does Mitch meet secretly with Abby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Grisham represent the FBI as a joke and particularly the character of Tarrance? What comment does it make about authority and the structure of societies in general?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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