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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. Who meets Muldanno in a restaurant?

2. Why is Mark's mother happy to meet Reggie?

3. What slip of the tongue almost gives away Mark's lies to the investigating officer?

4. What is Mark's father like?

5. How does Romey die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes the investigating officer suspicious of Mark's story at the scene of Romey's death?

2. Describe The Blade's physical appearance.

3. How does Mark react when he learns that Reggie is a woman, and how does her gender affect his decision to "hire" her?

4. How does the mafia threaten Mark face-to-face?

5. Discuss Mark's knowledge of life.

6. Why does Reggie object to the juvenile hearing and why doesn't she ask for a continuance?

7. Discuss Ricky's diagnosis and symptoms.

8. Why is the media coverage of Romey's funeral unexpected, and why does it occur?

9. As Foltrigg and his crew wait for Mark to talk, they begin researching their legal options. What are their options?

10. Discuss Mrs. Sway's concern about the witness protection program.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A protagonist has heroic qualities and an antagonist has villainous qualities. Discuss the protagonist in The Client. Discuss the antagonist. What is ironic about the story's antagonist?

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of Ricky to the story? How might the novel have differed if he had not been introduced as a minor character?

Essay Topic 3

While Foltrigg attempts to manipulate Mark into talking, the mafia attempts to keep him from it. Select a character -- either Mark or Reggie -- and discuss how that character's own manipulation is important to the novel. How does the character manipulate people or circumstances? What are the results of their manipulation? Is there anyone on which the character's manipulation does not work?

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