QUESTIONS,mWITHmSOLUTIONSmANDmEXPLANATIONS,
FROMmPRIORmBULm4310mEXAMSmOFmTESTmTWOmMATERIAL
©mRobertmW.mEmerson,mJunem8,m2020
Themhundredsmofmquestionsmbelowmhavembeenmputmintomthesemthreemoverallmtopics,mcoveredminmt
hismordermduringmthismsemester.
Contractsm(Questionsm1-277) Pagesm m 1-119
ThemFirstmAmendmentmandmFreedommofmSpeechm(Questionsm278-297) Pagesm119-
127mEmploymentmDiscriminationmLawm(Questionsm298-340) Pagesm127-143
Itmismverymlikelymusefulmformyoumtompracticemtakingmtestsmbymstartingmwithmthemothermdocumentmalso
mpostedmonmthemcoursemwebsite,mcontainingmthesemquestionsmbutmwithoutmthemanswersmandmexplanat
ions.m Aftermyoumpractice,mthenmyoumcanmlookmatmthismdocumentmandmreadmthemexplanations,mevenmf
ormthemquestionsmyoumansweredmcorrectly.m (Yoummaymstillmlearnmfrommdiscussionmormpagemreferenc
esmthatmyoumhadmnotmalreadymthoroughlymconsidered.)m Alsomnote:mwhilemtheremnowmaremonlymmulti
ple-choicemquestionsmonmthemtests,mtheremweremtrue-
falseminmthempast,msomamnumbermofmthempracticemquestionsmheremaremtrue-
false.m Themsubstancemofmthosemtrue-
falsemquestionsmremainsmquitempertinent,mandmamnumbermofmmultiple-
choicemquestionsmonmtestsmmaymhavemamtrue-
falsemelementmtomthemm (e.g.,m “Pickm them truem statement”m orm “pickmthem falsem statement”m (ofm them fiv
em statements,m a-e,mformthatmquestion).
Asmwithmallmmaterialmpostedmonmthemcoursemwebsite,myoumaremfreemtomprintmthismoutmandmbringmitmtom
themtest.m Imammneithermrecommendingmthatmapproachm(lotsmofmpaper!),mnormdiscouragingmit,mbutmsi
mplymnotingmthatmitmismentirelymyourmcallmwhethermtomemploymthatmstrategy.
Barron’smreferencesmaremtomRobertmW.mEmerson,mBusinessmLawm(Barron’s,m6thmed.m2015).mRefere
ncesmtom“LSB”maremtomRobertmW.mEmerson,mLaw,mSocietymandmBusinessmTargetmCopy,m2020).mThem
numbermaftermambookmreferencemismampagemnumberm–
me.g.,m LSBm28mmeansmthem28thmpagemofmthemLSBmbook.m Pagemreferencesmaremgeneralmandmmay,mon
moccasion,mbemoffmbymampagemormtwo.
Referencesmtomanswersmcomingmfrommlectures,mofmcourse,musuallymrefermtomlecturesmfrommpreviousm
semesters,masmordinarilymwemhavemnotmgottenmtomthatmmaterialmyetmthismsemester.m Mostmofmthosemle
cturemdiscussionsmlikelymwillmoccurmthismsemestermasmwell.
Asmwithmallmmaterialmpostedmonmthemcoursemwebsite,myoumaremfreemtomprintmthismoutmandmbringmitmtomt
hemtest.m Imammneithermrecommendingmthatmapproachm(lotsmofmpaper!),mnormdiscouragingmit,mbutmsim
plymnotingmthatmitmismentirelymyourmcallmwhethermtomemploymthatmstrategy.
Contractsm(Questionsm1-277)
1. Pickmthemtruemstatement.
1
,a. FactmPattern:mSam,mamknownmalcoholicmwhomlivesmnextmdoor,mcomesmovermonemdaymandmsa
ysmthatmsincemyoumhavembeenmsuchmamgreatmneighbor,mhemwillmsellmyoumhism$100,000mhousemfo
rmonly
$60,000.m Sammismobviouslymintoxicated.mYoumimmediatelymagreemandmdraftmamcontractmformthe
2
, sale.mSammsignsmitmandmleaves,mbutmamweekmlatermhemcomesmtomyoumandmclaimsmhemdidn’tmknowm
whatmhemwasmdoingmandmwantsmtomdisaffirmmthemcontract.
Statement:mSammismlegallymboundmtomthemtermsmofmthemcontract.
Answer:mFalse.mAmkeymfactmismthatmthismhomemworthm$100,000mwasmsoldmform$60,000m–
mamvastlymlowmpricemthatmthemneighbormmustmhavemknownmwasmridiculouslymlow.mTheremwasm
nomothermconsiderationmtomcompensatemformthatmhugemdifferential.m Thus,mthemneighbormwas
mputmonmnoticemthatmammistakemormthatmSamm–
mknownmtombemamdrunkard,mandmobviouslymintoxicatedm–mwasmincapacitated.mSeemLSBm272.-
mHabitualmdrunkardmstatutes.mBarron’smpagem132.
b. FactmPattern:mSidneymandmHallemcreatemanmintegratedmcontractmthatmcompletelymandmunambi
guouslymlaysmoutmthemtermsmofmtheirmagreement.m SidneymismtomwashmHalle’smcarmwithmsoapmandm
water,mvacuummeverymroomminmhermhouse,mandmmowmhermlawn.m HallemismtompaymSidneym$200mf
ormallmofmthis.mAmdisputemeruptsmbetweenmthemtwompartiesmovermthemtermsmofmtheirmcontract.m Hal
lemarguesmthatmSidneymhadmmentionedmthatmSidneymwouldmwaxmthemcar,malso.m Hallemattemptsmt
omoffermevidencemthatmSidneymagreedmtomwaxmitmandmevenmaskedmwhatmkindmofmwaxmtomuse.mStat
ement:mOrdinarily,mHallemcanmpresentmthatmevidence.
Answer:mFalse.m LSBm300-
301.mInmanmintegratedmcontract,mcourtsmmustmstickmtomthemexpressmtermsmofmthemcontractman
dmexcludemanymextraneousmevidence.mHere,mthemcontractmspecificallymonlymmentionsmsoapman
dmwater.
c. Statement:mSeekingmanmordermofmspecificmperformancemcanmservemasmamvaluablempost-
mjudgmentmbargainingmtoolmtominducemamlosingmdefendantmtomagreemtomamnewmcontractmmoremattrac
tivemtomthemplaintiff.
Answer:mTrue.m Barron’smpagem171-
172.m“SpecificmPerformance”mcoversmthismquestion.mLSBm336mcoversmthismasmwell.m Note:mAnm
injunctionmorderingmspecificmperformancemcompelsmthemlosingmpartymtomtakemactionsmtomconf
ormmwithmthemtermsmofmthemcontractm-
me.g.,mturnmovermthemdeedmtomthemproperty,mhandmovermthemraremcoin,metc.mSometimes, mrather
mthanmdomthat,mamdefendantmmaymprefermtomreachmanothermagreementmwithmthemwinningmplai
ntiffm-me.g.,mpaymhimmsomethingmtomholdmontomthemrealmestatemormthemraremcoin.
d. FactmPattern:mSalmownsmambaseballmcardmstoremandmismsellingmamRobmEmersonmrookiemcardm
form50mcents.mThirteen-year-
oldmTimmymcomesminmandmbuysmthemcard.m AsmTimmymwalksmout,mSalmopensmampricemguidemandmse
esmthatmthemcardmhasmgonemupminmvaluemsincemthemlastmissue,mtom$500.m HemcatchesmTimmymoutsidem
themstoremandmtellsmTimmymthatmhemmademammistakemandmthemcardmmustmbemreturnedmormTimmymm
ustmpaymthem$500.
Statement:mTimmymmustmreturnmthemcardmormpaymthem$500.
Answer:mFalse,mmistakeminmvaluemismnotmvalidmgroundsmformvoidingmamcontractmandmunilatera
lmmistakembymthempartymbestmsuitedmformcatchingmsuchmammistakemismnotmvoidable.m Timmy’sm
infancymcannotmbemusedmagainstmhim.mLSBm266.
e. Statement:mAmmerchant’smfailuremtomanswermamcustomer’smmaterialmquestionmaboutmt
hemmerchant’smgoodsmgenerallymwillmnotmsufficemasmanmelementmofmfraud.
Answer:mFalse.mSilencemismnotmamfraud,mbutmfailuremtomanswermamquestionmis.m SeemLSBm258-
259;mLectures;mBarron’smpagem118.
2. Janemwalksmintomanmelectronicsmshopmtomlookmatmstereos.m Shemfindsmamstereomthatmhasmlabelsmo
nmitmreadingm“allmthemfeaturesmyoumcouldmwantmandmmore.”mJanemdecidesmtompurchasemthemstereo.
3
, m ThemstoremclerkmtellsmJanemthatmshemhasmtenmdaysmtomtrymoutmthemstereomrisk-
free,mduringmwhichmshemcanmreturnmitmformamfullmrefund.m Ammonthmlater,mJanembringsmbackmthemst
ereomandmsaysmthatmitmdoesmnotmhavemsurround-
soundmfeaturesmasmshemoriginallymthoughtmitmmust,mandmthereforemshemwantsmher
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FROMmPRIORmBULm4310mEXAMSmOFmTESTmTWOmMATERIAL
©mRobertmW.mEmerson,mJunem8,m2020
Themhundredsmofmquestionsmbelowmhavembeenmputmintomthesemthreemoverallmtopics,mcoveredminmt
hismordermduringmthismsemester.
Contractsm(Questionsm1-277) Pagesm m 1-119
ThemFirstmAmendmentmandmFreedommofmSpeechm(Questionsm278-297) Pagesm119-
127mEmploymentmDiscriminationmLawm(Questionsm298-340) Pagesm127-143
Itmismverymlikelymusefulmformyoumtompracticemtakingmtestsmbymstartingmwithmthemothermdocumentmalso
mpostedmonmthemcoursemwebsite,mcontainingmthesemquestionsmbutmwithoutmthemanswersmandmexplanat
ions.m Aftermyoumpractice,mthenmyoumcanmlookmatmthismdocumentmandmreadmthemexplanations,mevenmf
ormthemquestionsmyoumansweredmcorrectly.m (Yoummaymstillmlearnmfrommdiscussionmormpagemreferenc
esmthatmyoumhadmnotmalreadymthoroughlymconsidered.)m Alsomnote:mwhilemtheremnowmaremonlymmulti
ple-choicemquestionsmonmthemtests,mtheremweremtrue-
falseminmthempast,msomamnumbermofmthempracticemquestionsmheremaremtrue-
false.m Themsubstancemofmthosemtrue-
falsemquestionsmremainsmquitempertinent,mandmamnumbermofmmultiple-
choicemquestionsmonmtestsmmaymhavemamtrue-
falsemelementmtomthemm (e.g.,m “Pickm them truem statement”m orm “pickmthem falsem statement”m (ofm them fiv
em statements,m a-e,mformthatmquestion).
Asmwithmallmmaterialmpostedmonmthemcoursemwebsite,myoumaremfreemtomprintmthismoutmandmbringmitmtom
themtest.m Imammneithermrecommendingmthatmapproachm(lotsmofmpaper!),mnormdiscouragingmit,mbutmsi
mplymnotingmthatmitmismentirelymyourmcallmwhethermtomemploymthatmstrategy.
Barron’smreferencesmaremtomRobertmW.mEmerson,mBusinessmLawm(Barron’s,m6thmed.m2015).mRefere
ncesmtom“LSB”maremtomRobertmW.mEmerson,mLaw,mSocietymandmBusinessmTargetmCopy,m2020).mThem
numbermaftermambookmreferencemismampagemnumberm–
me.g.,m LSBm28mmeansmthem28thmpagemofmthemLSBmbook.m Pagemreferencesmaremgeneralmandmmay,mon
moccasion,mbemoffmbymampagemormtwo.
Referencesmtomanswersmcomingmfrommlectures,mofmcourse,musuallymrefermtomlecturesmfrommpreviousm
semesters,masmordinarilymwemhavemnotmgottenmtomthatmmaterialmyetmthismsemester.m Mostmofmthosemle
cturemdiscussionsmlikelymwillmoccurmthismsemestermasmwell.
Asmwithmallmmaterialmpostedmonmthemcoursemwebsite,myoumaremfreemtomprintmthismoutmandmbringmitmtomt
hemtest.m Imammneithermrecommendingmthatmapproachm(lotsmofmpaper!),mnormdiscouragingmit,mbutmsim
plymnotingmthatmitmismentirelymyourmcallmwhethermtomemploymthatmstrategy.
Contractsm(Questionsm1-277)
1. Pickmthemtruemstatement.
1
,a. FactmPattern:mSam,mamknownmalcoholicmwhomlivesmnextmdoor,mcomesmovermonemdaymandmsa
ysmthatmsincemyoumhavembeenmsuchmamgreatmneighbor,mhemwillmsellmyoumhism$100,000mhousemfo
rmonly
$60,000.m Sammismobviouslymintoxicated.mYoumimmediatelymagreemandmdraftmamcontractmformthe
2
, sale.mSammsignsmitmandmleaves,mbutmamweekmlatermhemcomesmtomyoumandmclaimsmhemdidn’tmknowm
whatmhemwasmdoingmandmwantsmtomdisaffirmmthemcontract.
Statement:mSammismlegallymboundmtomthemtermsmofmthemcontract.
Answer:mFalse.mAmkeymfactmismthatmthismhomemworthm$100,000mwasmsoldmform$60,000m–
mamvastlymlowmpricemthatmthemneighbormmustmhavemknownmwasmridiculouslymlow.mTheremwasm
nomothermconsiderationmtomcompensatemformthatmhugemdifferential.m Thus,mthemneighbormwas
mputmonmnoticemthatmammistakemormthatmSamm–
mknownmtombemamdrunkard,mandmobviouslymintoxicatedm–mwasmincapacitated.mSeemLSBm272.-
mHabitualmdrunkardmstatutes.mBarron’smpagem132.
b. FactmPattern:mSidneymandmHallemcreatemanmintegratedmcontractmthatmcompletelymandmunambi
guouslymlaysmoutmthemtermsmofmtheirmagreement.m SidneymismtomwashmHalle’smcarmwithmsoapmandm
water,mvacuummeverymroomminmhermhouse,mandmmowmhermlawn.m HallemismtompaymSidneym$200mf
ormallmofmthis.mAmdisputemeruptsmbetweenmthemtwompartiesmovermthemtermsmofmtheirmcontract.m Hal
lemarguesmthatmSidneymhadmmentionedmthatmSidneymwouldmwaxmthemcar,malso.m Hallemattemptsmt
omoffermevidencemthatmSidneymagreedmtomwaxmitmandmevenmaskedmwhatmkindmofmwaxmtomuse.mStat
ement:mOrdinarily,mHallemcanmpresentmthatmevidence.
Answer:mFalse.m LSBm300-
301.mInmanmintegratedmcontract,mcourtsmmustmstickmtomthemexpressmtermsmofmthemcontractman
dmexcludemanymextraneousmevidence.mHere,mthemcontractmspecificallymonlymmentionsmsoapman
dmwater.
c. Statement:mSeekingmanmordermofmspecificmperformancemcanmservemasmamvaluablempost-
mjudgmentmbargainingmtoolmtominducemamlosingmdefendantmtomagreemtomamnewmcontractmmoremattrac
tivemtomthemplaintiff.
Answer:mTrue.m Barron’smpagem171-
172.m“SpecificmPerformance”mcoversmthismquestion.mLSBm336mcoversmthismasmwell.m Note:mAnm
injunctionmorderingmspecificmperformancemcompelsmthemlosingmpartymtomtakemactionsmtomconf
ormmwithmthemtermsmofmthemcontractm-
me.g.,mturnmovermthemdeedmtomthemproperty,mhandmovermthemraremcoin,metc.mSometimes, mrather
mthanmdomthat,mamdefendantmmaymprefermtomreachmanothermagreementmwithmthemwinningmplai
ntiffm-me.g.,mpaymhimmsomethingmtomholdmontomthemrealmestatemormthemraremcoin.
d. FactmPattern:mSalmownsmambaseballmcardmstoremandmismsellingmamRobmEmersonmrookiemcardm
form50mcents.mThirteen-year-
oldmTimmymcomesminmandmbuysmthemcard.m AsmTimmymwalksmout,mSalmopensmampricemguidemandmse
esmthatmthemcardmhasmgonemupminmvaluemsincemthemlastmissue,mtom$500.m HemcatchesmTimmymoutsidem
themstoremandmtellsmTimmymthatmhemmademammistakemandmthemcardmmustmbemreturnedmormTimmymm
ustmpaymthem$500.
Statement:mTimmymmustmreturnmthemcardmormpaymthem$500.
Answer:mFalse,mmistakeminmvaluemismnotmvalidmgroundsmformvoidingmamcontractmandmunilatera
lmmistakembymthempartymbestmsuitedmformcatchingmsuchmammistakemismnotmvoidable.m Timmy’sm
infancymcannotmbemusedmagainstmhim.mLSBm266.
e. Statement:mAmmerchant’smfailuremtomanswermamcustomer’smmaterialmquestionmaboutmt
hemmerchant’smgoodsmgenerallymwillmnotmsufficemasmanmelementmofmfraud.
Answer:mFalse.mSilencemismnotmamfraud,mbutmfailuremtomanswermamquestionmis.m SeemLSBm258-
259;mLectures;mBarron’smpagem118.
2. Janemwalksmintomanmelectronicsmshopmtomlookmatmstereos.m Shemfindsmamstereomthatmhasmlabelsmo
nmitmreadingm“allmthemfeaturesmyoumcouldmwantmandmmore.”mJanemdecidesmtompurchasemthemstereo.
3
, m ThemstoremclerkmtellsmJanemthatmshemhasmtenmdaysmtomtrymoutmthemstereomrisk-
free,mduringmwhichmshemcanmreturnmitmformamfullmrefund.m Ammonthmlater,mJanembringsmbackmthemst
ereomandmsaysmthatmitmdoesmnotmhavemsurround-
soundmfeaturesmasmshemoriginallymthoughtmitmmust,mandmthereforemshemwantsmher
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