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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. How is Nate's condition in this chapter?

2. Why does Snead not mind that his work will be difficult?

3. Why is Jevy in a hurry to get back to the city?

4. What does Neva find on her desk?

5. What does Nate tell Rachel?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What did the lawyers fighting the will do about the sanity examination?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why did Josh meet with Judge Wycliff and what did he tell him? What was the Judge's response?

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

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

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The clause that exempted the heirs' new purchases from debt coverage was surely an evil scheme, since each of the heirs had made new and large purchases with the credit they expected to gain in inheritance.

1. Explain why the heirs were foolish for making expensive purchases before the will was read.

2. Do you think that it was wrong of Troy Phelan to make his will to include this clause? Why or why not?

3. Do you think it is possible that Troy felt he was actually helping his children to grow onto better paths by not leaving them a lot of money? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and to support your answer.

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