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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 is Jevy in a hurry to get back to the city?

2. What does Mary Ross decide to do?

3. What is Josh doing for Nate?

4. What does a second letter say?

5. Where does Rachel live?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Rachel say to Nate?

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

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

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

8. Why was Josh worried about the settlement of the will?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In the opening of THE TESTAMENT, a multi-billionaire carries out a plan to do what he wants with his money rather than what his family wants.

1. Do you think Troy Phelan should have to go through so much trouble just to make sure his will was legally incontestability? Why or why not?

2. What do you think of a man who would leave all his money to a daughter he has never seen and give the rest of his family very little of a huge estate? Use examples from your own experience and beliefs to support your answer.

3. Do you think Troy's relatives are wrong for trying to get his money? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The Phelan heirs were a dysfunctional group. It becomes apparent that Troy's impression of his children may have been sadly accurate. Bestowing a fortune on each of them may do more harm than good.

1. Why do you think having a lot of money would be harmful to the Phelan heirs?

2. Do you think Troy should have tried more to help his children change?

3. What do you see as the main problems with the Phelan heirs? Use examples from the book and to support your answer.

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