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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. Where does Rachel live?

2. What does the doctor say about Nate's fever returning?

3. What does TJ do?

4. What does Nate tell Rachel?

5. What does Nate know about Snead's testimony?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

5. What did Rachel say to Nate?

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

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

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

9. What was Hark doing to help his lawsuit?

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 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

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?

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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