Consider the list of the vocabulary and compose an exercise suggesting:
to solve a crossword of 10 words;
to choose the origin (5 pieces of information about the etymology) of the words suggested (3 words/ or phrases);
to provide the derivatives of the given words (4 words);
to find the explanations to the phrases where certain stylistic devices were applied (e.g. to flirt with the law) (4 phrases)
Ñhapters 23-25
Where any changes to the schedule of Mitch?
Where was Frank Mulholland’s office the first in the list of Mitch’s meetings?
How was Tommy’s attire changed?
How did the case interchange happen? What happened to the contents of the Bendini firm?
In what way did the firm suppose to find the way out of the hostilities of the Mullholands? Did they reach the compromise with the old man’s lawyer?
Was the anti firm campaign with Tammy successful?
What made the celebration of Abby’s anniversary subdued?
What information did they wait to receive from the cassette?
To what terms of Mitch’s did the FBI agree? What special treatment would the McDeeres get on nailing down the firm?
Where Mitch and Abby subdued by their uncertain future and nose jobs? What where they joking about in the moonlight far from eavesdropping?
What comparison came to Mitch’s mind when he was suggested to dine at the palatial dining room on the fifth floor? Why was Mitch forcing himself on consuming food nicely? How did he manage through the talk about the vacation?
How was Abby enticed in the plot of divulging the firm’s interests?
How was the next meeting with Terrance organized and where did they meet?
What were final requirements of Mitch?
With what illegal facts did Hodge and Kozinsky provide the FBI?
What new instructions did Mitch receive?
Was that the welcoming season on the Caymans? Did the McDeeres enjoy their time there?
Could Mitch’s flight round the Caymans be called successful? Did the FBI commit to all Mitch’s demands?
How efficient was the conspiracy to have a private talk with Abanks?
Why was Terrance so impatient to meet Mitch once more?
Exercises to chapters 23-25
Consider the list of the vocabulary and compose an exercise suggesting:
1. to give antonyms to the words suggested (5 words);
2. to choose the modifier from the list to the nouns suggested (5 phrases);
3. to translate from Ukrainian into English 3 sentences containing judicial terms;
4. odd man out with words belonging to the frame of the ocean (4 lines)
Ñhapters 26-29
Did updating on the matter of the young lawyers of the firm calm down DeVasher?
Why was he still suspicious of McDeere?
What premonition did DeVasher have about McDeere and what were his plans? Was he about to undertake preliminary steps of elimination Mitch?
Why did Lazarov suggest the Hourglass Tavern for the private conversation with Tubertini? Was he of the equal stature with Lazarov?
Describe the two envoys of the Morolto and Palumbo clans?
Did Lazarov and Tubertini agree on the mole in the FBI? What was his identity and his price?
What was the purpose of Abby’s visit to the office? How did the firm treat wives’ visits there?
Was Abby inventive about making secret her flight to the Caymans?
Whom did Tammy (a private detective’s ex-secretary) impersonate? What was her role to perform at the Caymans?
How did Abby and Tammy conspire to copy the files from the secret storage room in the condo? Were they lucky to reduplicate the keys to the cabinets?
Was the rest of copying procedure hazard-free? What was the plan coined to finish the job?
What was the venture of the final assault on the condo like?
Was Tarrance satisfied with Mitch’s agent coming to settle the final arrangements? What were the instructions for the reward installments?
Did Tammy successfully travel back to Memphis?
Was alias Alfred inclined to elicit information on the Laundramat operation, the term coined by Voyles?
What fear pushed the workaholics of the firm to work at full throttle?
Did the inventory of Avery’s cabinets throw light on the dirty money operations on the Caymans? What was Mitch looking for? How did he take in the wired copying procedure?
What was the annual April blowout devoted to? Describe the celebration.
How did Mitch make his million in the first year of work at Bendini, Lambert & Locke?
