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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do they shed tears?
(a) For the loss of lots of money.
(b) For Troy's death.
(c) Because they didn't know they had another relative.
(d) For the way Troy kills himself.

2. How many wives has Troy had?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 0.

3. Why does a panel of psychiatrists examine Troy?
(a) To make sure he understands the charges against him.
(b) Because he has become a recluse.
(c) To make sure he is legally competent.
(d) To learn how a very wealthy person thinks.

4. What does Josh provide Nate?
(a) An alias and a passport.
(b) Fifty-thousand dollars retainer fee.
(c) Nate's transportation and trip itinerary.
(d) Money and clothing.

5. What does Hark Getty do concerning the Phelan will?
(a) He contests it.
(b) He files a petition with the court compelling the Phelan will.
(c) He asks to look at it.
(d) He files papers to dismiss it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Snead and Josh, as well as Tip Durban, Josh's colleague do?

2. Who does Josh consider sending to Brazil?

3. What does Jevy say that he regrets saying?

4. What does the book say Neva is?

5. Where does Nate think Rachel is?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Rachel's biological mother?

2. What are the thoughts of Troy Phelan when the novel opens?

3. What was Libbigail's relationship with her father like and what is she doing after his death?

4. What happened to Nate and his guides on the river while exploring Pantanal?

5. What did Jevy do when Nate didn't show up at the boat?

6. How did the Phelan heirs feel about Troy's will?

7. What was the effect of Troy's death on the media?

8. Basically, what did Troy's will say?

9. What do Nate and Jevy discuss as they float on the river and how does Nate feel about it?

10. How did Rachel come about and how did she end up adopted?

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