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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 does Nate tell Rachel?

2. What does Nate know about Snead's testimony?

3. What symptoms develop in Nate?

4. What is Josh doing while Nate is trying to convince Rachel to look at the papers?

5. What is Josh doing for Nate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Rex decide to do about his understanding?

2. Rex was the smartest of the Phelan heirs. What was he good at and what did he realize?

3. Why did Josh want to speak to Nate and why was it impossible?

4. How did Nate score the first point in the dispositions?

5. What did Nate feel like back in D.C. and what did he do about it?

6. What does Rachel see about Nate and what does she offer?

7. What did Rachel tell Nate when she returned to the village?

8. Who did Nate think he saw when he was sick and what did he feel about it?

9. What happened when Nate was admitted to the hospital for the second time?

10. What did Nate tell Josh on the drive from the airport?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rachel's character is introduced in chapter twenty-six and further developed in chapter twenty-seven. She is not like any of the other characters in the book. She is entirely unmotivated by money and not interested in worldly possessions. Nate has never met anyone like her before.

1. Do you think it is realistic of the author to portray Rachel as so saintly? Why or why not?

2. Do you believe anyone would turn down billions of dollars? Why or why not?

3. Do you think that Nate will find what he is looking for by getting to know Rachel? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

American media is predictable in nature. The more sensational a story the more attention it attracts. Troy Phelan had few friends and no one really grieved over his death, yet it received a lot of publicity.

1. Do you think the media makes too much of celebrities? Why or why not?

2. Explain why you think Troy Phelan's money was what made him interesting, not him as a person.

3. Why do you think Troy had few friends? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

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