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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nate bribe Jevy to help him leave the hospital?
(a) Nate is depressed by his poor state of health and the deplorable care he was receiving.
(b) He thinks Rachel will take better care of him.
(c) He is afraid they are trying to kill him.
(d) He is delusional.

2. What symptoms develop in Nate?
(a) A high fever, chills, and delirium.
(b) Irrational anger.
(c) Aching bones.
(d) Foaming at the mouth.

3. What does Mary Ross decide to do?
(a) Cozen up to Nate.
(b) Fire her lawyers and join her brothers in their suit.
(c) Withdraw from the legal proceedings altogether.
(d) Kill herself like her father.

4. For whom does Nate search after he leaves the hospital?
(a) Josh.
(b) Vilea.
(c) Jevy.
(d) Rachel.

5. What is Josh doing while Nate is trying to convince Rachel to look at the papers?
(a) "Courting" the other family members to get them to accept the will.
(b) Worrying.
(c) Tying up the loose ends about the will.
(d) Laying out a probate plan.

6. Why does the lawsuit go forward?
(a) To maintain the state-ordered deadline.
(b) Josh insists.
(c) To preserve Troy Phelan's estate.
(d) The lawyers insist.

7. How often does Neva communicate with Rachel?
(a) Never.
(b) Once a year.
(c) Every other month.
(d) Twice a month.

8. What does Nate think is the cause of his poor relationships with his family?
(a) His ex-wife.
(b) Nate himself.
(c) His demanding children.
(d) Incompatibility.

9. Where is Nate drawn as he wanders the city?
(a) A school.
(b) A bar.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A church.

10. Why does a little girl in the neighboring village die?
(a) She is killed by accident by a hunter.
(b) Rachel has no antivenin for the little girl.
(c) She has too high a fever and dies.
(d) She is torn up too badly by an alligator to be helped.

11. What happens to the Santa Loura?
(a) It is stolen.
(b) It sinks in a recent storm.
(c) It is there but the motor is gone.
(d) Nothing; fortunately it was there waiting for them.

12. What is the problem when Nate is admitted to the hospital for the second time?
(a) He is in a coma.
(b) There are no more antibiotic IV drugs.
(c) There are no rooms available.
(d) The doctor won't treat him since he left the hospital AMA.

13. Of what does Rex jokingly say his mother would be proud?
(a) That the siblings are getting along together.
(b) That TJ is smart enough not to be duped.
(c) That Rex figured out the lawyer angle.
(d) That Rex is willing to help various charities.

14. What does Nate tell Josh?
(a) He is moving to South America.
(b) He is becoming a Christian missionary.
(c) He is ready to re-join the firm.
(d) He is retiring from law.

15. Besides preaching the gospel, what does Rachel do?
(a) She teaches the women to be feminists.
(b) She practises the tribal religion also so as to gain the trust of the people.
(c) She teaches the people how to be civilized.
(d) She lives by the gospels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rex do that his other siblings do not?

2. What does the neighboring village chief say about the little girl's death?

3. Who has Rachel herself baptized?

4. What does Nate offer to do for Rachel?

5. What does TJ do?

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