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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. Why does the lawsuit go forward?

2. After shooting a few holes in Snead's testimony, who does Nate go after next?

3. What does Rachel sense about Nate?

4. To whom does Rex first tell his discovery about the lawyers?

5. What does Hark tell the other lawyers of Troy's family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news does Welly bring to Valdir and what does he do about it?

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

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

4. What did working five days on the Phelan will in the city prove to Nate's satisfaction?

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

6. What happened right after Nate woke the day after the storm?

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

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

9. What did Nate want to do to get away following the Phelan heir depositions? Why does he want to do it? How well does he think it will work?

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

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

In his delirium, Nate was convinced that Rachel had come to visit him. He heard her voice, saw her face, and was reassured that he would not succumb to this illness. Rachel seemed to know that God had planned a future for Nate. He returned to sleep and awoke after the fever broke.

1. Do you think Rachel actually visited Nate while he was delirious? Why or why not?

2. Do you think it is possible that Rachel knew Nate was ill and actually visited him in spirit to heal him? Why or why not?

3. Why do you think Nate focused on a woman, Rachel, he barely knew while he was ill?

Essay Topic 3

Nate deemed the hospital in Corumba to be insufficient and was mortified by the care he received there. The hospital in Corumba was a local one utilized only by people who had no other choice.

1. Do you think Nate was being ungrateful to the hospital? Why or why not?

2. Why do you think the people in Corumba tolerated a hospital like Nate was in?

3. Explain what you see is the connection between money and good health care.

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