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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mitchell, ____________________ is always more valuable than a dead victim in front of a jury.

2. What upcoming event makes Nichole very apprehensive?

3. How did Nichole get up the courthouse steps?

4. When taking on a new case, Mitchell feels _______________________.

5. Why does Nichole devise a plan over the summer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Everyone tells Nichole Burnell that she is lucky to have survived the bus crash. Explain why Nichole doesn't necessarily agree with this statement.

Essay Topic 2

Explain why Mitchell dismisses Dolores and Abbott Driscoll as participants in a potential lawsuit. Aside from the obvious lack of assets, what else eliminates the Driscolls in Mitchell's mind?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the irony of Nichole's being confined to a wheelchair as her long-awaited freedom from her father's sexual abuse.

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