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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. Who does Josh consider sending to Brazil?

2. What character is present in the opening of this story?

3. What does the autopsy on Troy reveal?

4. Of what is the firm leery when Nate is off the wagon?

5. After Troy has finished all the business he wants to do, what does he do?

Short Essay Questions

1. With whom did Nate talk on his way to Brazil and why only them?

2. What did Nate do on Christmas day in Brazil?

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

4. How did Josh try to assure that Nate would do as he was told?

5. What did Nate and Jevy do to start the second half of their journey?

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

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

8. Why would Josh consider sending Nate to Brazil to find the Phelan heir?

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

10. Explain what happened when Nate found out the trading post where they stopped sold beer.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Troy kept Rachel's whereabouts to himself, refused to answer Evelyn's letters, and her desperation culminated in her suicide five years after Rachel's birth.

1. Explain, in detail, what kind of man Troy appears to be that he would keep Evelyn from seeing her daughter.

2. Do you think Evelyn's suicide could have been prevented? Why or why not?

3. Why do you think Troy would not answer Evelyn's letters? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Realizing that Father Phil had also made large changes late in life helped Nate to feel even more comfortable with Phil. Additionally, the physical labor was a good distraction and gave Nate a healthy way to spend his days. Without the work at the church, his ample spare time could have been detrimental to his rehabilitation.

1. Why do you think Father Phil's making changes in his life at an older age made it more comfortable for Nate to talk with him?

2. Explain why physical labor could be good for a recovering alcoholic.

3. Why do you think too much spare time would have been detrimental to Nate's rehabilitation?

Essay Topic 3

Nate returned from South America with intentions to leave the world of law behind him and live simply. Hark Gettys, on the other hand, was doing just the opposite. He was behaving in unethical ways and trying to maximize his fees in any way possible.

1. Do you think all lawyers are like Hark? Why or why not?

2. Explain in detail why you might prefer Nate for a lawyer over Hark or the other way around.

3. To you think in the real world lawyers will actually help people lie to a court? Why or why not?

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