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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 can't Nate speak to Josh about Rachel?

2. Where does Rachel live?

3. What does a second letter say?

4. Who offers his services for a flat fee of five million dollars?

5. After a week of searching for Rachel, what does Nate realize?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Nate feeling physically as he journeyed back to civilization and what did he find out?

2. What was Hark doing to help his lawsuit?

3. Why was Nate unable to speak with Rachel the day after he arrived in the village?

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

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

6. What was Nate doing at the cottage?

7. What did Rachel say to Nate?

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

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

10. What did Neva tell Nate about the last time she spoke with Rachel? What did Nate believe about Rachel and what did he find odd?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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