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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 is the name of Willet's business manager?

2. What is learned about the new wife?

3. Where does Willet find a stranger?

4. What caused the end of the marriage?

5. Who does Willet visit later that same day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of Eagle's trip to the Women's Correctional Facility in Poughkeepsie? Who does Eagle meet?

2. Examine the first scene in which the reader meets Willet.

3. What shocking news does Willet receive when he reads the newspaper in his hotel room?

4. What does Shea find so strange about the accident?

5. Discuss at least one of the conversations between Eagle and Willet.

6. What is the purpose of Barbara Kennerly's appearance at Eagle's office?

7. What does Willet learn when he reads Tinney's will? What is the big surprise?

8. What is Eagle's perception of Barbara? What does Eagle do next?

9. What does Wolf do even though it is breaking the law? Why does Wolf do it?

10. How long does it take Willet to finish the project? Who works alongside Willet at this time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Assuming a psychiatrist's point of view, analyze the situation with Miriam aka Julia. Discuss Julia's past history in regards to psychiatric issues and illegal activity. What would a psychiatrist say about Julia's selfishness and continuous string of schemes? Is Julia mentally ill? What would the terminology be from a psychiatrist's point of view? What kind of treatment might Julia have benefited from before the situation got out of hand? Is the behavior something that can be "cured?" If so, how? If not, what else can be done?

Essay Topic 2

Miriam aka Julia steals a great deal of money from Wolf. How much money is stolen by Julia? How does she do it? When does she do it? What is the reason for the theft? Who discovers the theft? Where is the money? How can Wolf get the money back? What does the theft tell you about Julia? Does the theft make sense given Barbara's description of her sister? Explain. Who intervenes in the case of the stolen funds? What happens to the money in the end? What would you do in Wolf's position? How did the transfer of the funds compromise Julia's plan?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the relationship between Barbara and Ed. Are they close? Is there anything unusual about their relationship? How could Barbara's criminal past affect the relationship? Discuss the scene in which Ed first meets Barbara. What is Ed's reaction? Is it a normal reaction or unusual for the attorney? Is Ed's interest in Barbara legal? Is it ethical? Could the relationship between Ed and Barbara cause a conflict of interest in Wolf's case? Explain.

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