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

2. What does a second letter say?

3. With what is Rachel content?

4. What does Nate notice about the paint in the hospital?

5. How long has it been since Rachel has entered the Pantanal?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Nate notice about the Indian village and how does he respond to it?

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

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

7. What was Nate doing at the cottage?

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

9. Why did Hark meet with the other Phelan heir lawyers and what happened at the meeting?

10. What was Nate's room like in the hospital and what kind of care did he receive?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nate's addictions are long-standing and Josh has had to cover for Nate on multiple occasions.

1. Covering for an addict or alcoholic is called enabling. With research, explain, using examples from the book how Josh was an enabler.

2. Do you think Nate should have been fired from his job? Why or why not?

3. How do you think a person can break an addictive habit? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

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

Unlike Rachel, Nate does want to return to the United States. She reminds him about what is good in life and offers encouragement. Their interactions leave Nate wanting to be a better man. This inner drive will eventually manifest itself as he overcomes his habits.

1. Why do you think Rachel would make Nate want to be a better man?

2. Do you think it is possible in the real world for someone who has messed up his/her life so badly to meet a person and all of a sudden want to turn his/her's life around? Why or why not?

3. Do you think a person has to have some sort of inner drive in order to change his/her life? What do you think is the inner drive in Nate?

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