QUESTIONS,vWITHvSOLUTIONSvANDvEXPLANATIONS,
FROMvPRIORvBULv4310vEXAMSvOFvTESTvTWOvMATERIAL
©vRobertvW.vEmerson,vJunev15,v2021
Thevhundredsvofvquestionsvbelowvhavevbeenvputvintovthesevthreevoverallvtopics,vcoveredvinvthisv
ordervduringvthisvsemester.
Contractsv(Questionsv1-240) Pagesv v 1-114
ThevFirstvAmendmentvandvFreedomvofvSpeechv(Questionsv241-259) Pagesv114-
122vEmploymentvDiscriminationvLawv(Questionsv260-294) Pagesv122-138
Itvisvveryvlikelyvusefulvforvyouvtovpracticevtakingvtestsvbyvstartingvwithvthevothervdocumentvalsovpos
tedvonvthevcoursevwebsite,vcontainingvthesevquestionsvbutvwithoutvthevanswersvandvexplanations.v
Aftervyouvpractice,vthenvyouvcanvlookvatvthisvdocumentvandvreadvthevexplanations,vevenvforvthevque
stionsvyouvansweredvcorrectly.v (Youvmayvstillvlearnvfromvdiscussionvorvpagevreferencesvthatvyouvh
advnotvalreadyvthoroughlyvconsidered.)
Whilevtherevnowvarevonlyvmultiple-choicevquestionsvonvthevtests,vtherevwerevtrue-
falsevinvthev past,vsovavnumbervofvthevpracticevquestionsvherevarevtrue-
false.v Thevsubstancevofvthosevtrue-
falsevquestionsvremainsvquitevpertinent,vandvavnumbervofvmultiple-
choicevquestionsvonvtestsvmayvhavev avtrue-
falsevelementvtovthemv(e.g.,v“Pickvthevtruevstatement”vorv“pickvthevfalsevstatement”v(ofvthevfivevstat
ements,va-e,vforvthatvquestion).
Ivhavevdividedvthevquestionsvbyvtopicsv(threevsections),vsovyouvcanvstartvonvthemvbeforevc
ompletingvallvofvyourvstudiesvofvthevmaterialvforvPartvOne.v However,vinvthevtestvitself,vthe
vquestionsvrandomlyvcovervthevtopicsvfromvthroughoutvPartvOne.
Barron’svreferencesvarevtovRobertvW.vEmerson,vBusinessvLawv(Barron’s,v6thved.v2015).vReferenc
esvtov“LSB”varevtovRobertvW.vEmerson,vLaw,vSocietyvandvBusinessvTargetvCopy,v2021).vThevnumb
ervaftervavbookvreferencevisvavpagevnumberv–
ve.g.,vLSBv28vmeansvthev28thvpagevofvthevLSBvbook.v Pagevreferencesvarevgeneral vandvmay,vonvocc
asion,vbevoffvbyvavpagevorvtwo.
Referencesvtovanswersvcomingvfromvlectures,vofvcourse,vusuallyvrefervtovlecturesvfromvpreviousvsem
esters,vasvordinarilyvwevhavevnotvgottenvtovthatvmaterialvyetvthisvsemester.v Mostvofvthosevlecturevdi
scussionsvlikelyvwillvoccurvthisvsemestervasvwell.
Asvwithvallvmaterialvpostedvonvthevcoursevwebsite,vyouvarevfreevtovprintvthisvoutvandvbringvitvtovthevte
st.v Ivamvneithervrecommendingvthatvapproachv(lotsvofvpaper!),vnorvdiscouragingvit,vbutvsimplyvnoti
ngvthatvitvisventirelyvyourvcallvwhethervtovemployvthatvstrategy.
Contractsv(Questionsv1-240)
1. Pickvthevtruevstatement.
a. FactvPattern:vSam,vavknownvalcoholicvwhovlivesvnextvdoor,vcomesvovervonevdayvandvsaysvth
1
,atvsincevyouvhavevbeenvsuchvavgreatvneighbor,vhevwillvsellvyouvhisv$100,000vhousevforvonly
$60,000.v Samvisvobviouslyvintoxicated.vYouvimmediatelyvagreevandvdraftvavcontractvforvthevsal
e.vSamvsignsvitvandvleaves,vbutvavweekvlatervhevcomesvtovyouvandvclaimsvhevdidn’tvknow
2
, whatvhevwasvdoingvandvwantsvtovdisaffirmvthevcontract.vStatement:
vSam visvlegallyvboundvtovthevtermsvofvthevcontract.
Answer:vFalse.vAvkeyvfactvisvthatvthisvhomevworthv$100,000vwasvsoldvforv$60,000v–
vavvastlyvlowvpricevthatvthevneighborvmustvhavevknownvwasvridiculouslyvlow.vTherevwasvnovo
thervconsiderationvtovcompensatevforvthatvhugevdifferential.v Thus,vthevneighborvwasvputvonv
noticevthatvavmistakevorvthatvSamv–vknownvtovbevavdrunkard,vandvobviouslyvintoxicatedv–
vwasvincapacitated. vSeevLSBv272.-vHabitualvdrunkardvstatutes.vBarron’svpagev132.
b. FactvPattern:vSidneyvandvHallevcreatevanvintegratedvcontractvthatvcompletelyvandvunambiguo
uslyvlaysvoutvthevtermsvofvtheirvagreement.v SidneyvisvtovwashvHalle’svcarvwithvsoapvandvwater,vv
acuumveveryvroomvinvhervhouse,vandvmowvhervlawn.v HallevisvtovpayvSidneyv$200vforvallvofvthis.v
Avdisputeveruptsvbetweenvthevtwovpartiesvovervthevtermsvofvtheirvcontract.v HallevarguesvthatvSid
neyvhadvmentionedvthatvSidneyvwouldvwaxvthevcar,valso.v Hallevattemptsvtovoffervevidencevthatv
Sidneyvagreedvtovwaxvitvandvevenvaskedvwhatvkindvofvwaxvtovuse.vStatement:vOrdinarily,vHallevc
anvpresentvthatvevidence.
Answer:vFalse.v LSBv300-
301.vInvanvintegratedvcontract,vcourtsvmustvstickvtovthevexpressvtermsvofvthevcontractvandvexc
ludevanyvextraneousvevidence.vHere,vthevcontractvspecificallyvonlyvmentionsvsoapvandvwater.
c. Statement:vSeekingvanvordervofvspecificvperformancevcanvservevasvavvaluablevpost-
vjudgmentvbargainingvtool vtovinducevavlosingvdefendantvtovagreevtovavnewvcontractvmorevattractivevt
ovthevplaintiff.
Answer:vTrue.v Barron’svpagev171-
172.v“SpecificvPerformance”vcoversvthisvquestion.vLSBv336vcoversvthisvasvwell.v Note:vAnvinju
nctionvorderingvspecificvperformancevcompelsvthevlosingvpartyvtovtakevactionsvtovconformvwit
hvthevtermsvofvthevcontractv-
ve.g.,vturn vovervthevdeedvtovthevproperty,vhandvovervthevrarevcoin,vetc.vSometimes, vrathervthan v
dovthat,vavdefendantvmayvprefervtovreachvanothervagreementvwithvthevwinningvplaintiffv-
ve.g.,vpayvhimvsomethingvtovholdvontovthevrealvestatevorvthevrarevcoin.
d. FactvPattern:vSalvownsvavbaseballvcardvstorevandvisvsellingvavRobvEmersonvrookievcardvforv5
0vcents.vThirteen-year-
oldvTimmyvcomesvinvandvbuysvthevcard.v AsvTimmyvwalksvout,vSalvopensvavpricevguidevandvseesvtha
tvthevcardvhasvgonevupvinvvaluevsincevthevlastvissue,vtov$500.v HevcatchesvTimmyvoutsidevthevstorevan
dvtellsvTimmyvthatvhevmadevavmistakevandvthevcardvmustvbevreturnedvorvTimmyvmustvpayvthev$500.
Statement:vTimmyvmustvreturnvthevcardvorvpayvthev$500.
Answer:vFalse,vmistakevinvvaluevisvnotvvalidvgroundsvforvvoidingvavcontractvandvunilateralvmi
stakevbyvthevpartyvbestvsuitedvforvcatchingvsuchvavmistakevisvnotvvoidable.v Timmy’svinfancyv
cannotvbevusedvagainstvhim.vLSBv266.
e. Statement:vAvmerchant’svfailurevtovanswervavcustomer’svmaterialvquestionvaboutvthev
merchant’svgoodsvgenerallyvwillvnotvsufficevasvanvelementvofvfraud.
Answer:vFalse.vSilencevisvnotvavfraud,vbutvfailurevtovanswervavquestionvis.v SeevLSBv258-
259;vLectures;vBarron’svpagev118.
2. Janevwalksvintovanvelectronicsvshopvtovlookvatvstereos.v Shevfindsvavstereovthatvhasvlabelsvonvitvre
adingv“allvthevfeaturesvyouvcouldvwantvandvmore.”vJanevdecidesvtovpurchasevthevstereo.v Thevstore
vclerkvtellsvJanevthatvshevhasvtenvdays vtovtryvoutvthevstereo vrisk-
free,vduringvwhichvshevcanvreturnvitvforvavfullvrefund.v Avmonthvlater,vJanevbringsvbackvthevstereov
andvsaysvthatvitvdoesvnotvhavevsurround-
soundvfeaturesvasvshevoriginallyvthoughtvitvmust,vandvthereforevshevwantsvhervmoneyvback.v Thevc
3
, lerkvrefuses.v Choosevthevbestvanswer:
4
FROMvPRIORvBULv4310vEXAMSvOFvTESTvTWOvMATERIAL
©vRobertvW.vEmerson,vJunev15,v2021
Thevhundredsvofvquestionsvbelowvhavevbeenvputvintovthesevthreevoverallvtopics,vcoveredvinvthisv
ordervduringvthisvsemester.
Contractsv(Questionsv1-240) Pagesv v 1-114
ThevFirstvAmendmentvandvFreedomvofvSpeechv(Questionsv241-259) Pagesv114-
122vEmploymentvDiscriminationvLawv(Questionsv260-294) Pagesv122-138
Itvisvveryvlikelyvusefulvforvyouvtovpracticevtakingvtestsvbyvstartingvwithvthevothervdocumentvalsovpos
tedvonvthevcoursevwebsite,vcontainingvthesevquestionsvbutvwithoutvthevanswersvandvexplanations.v
Aftervyouvpractice,vthenvyouvcanvlookvatvthisvdocumentvandvreadvthevexplanations,vevenvforvthevque
stionsvyouvansweredvcorrectly.v (Youvmayvstillvlearnvfromvdiscussionvorvpagevreferencesvthatvyouvh
advnotvalreadyvthoroughlyvconsidered.)
Whilevtherevnowvarevonlyvmultiple-choicevquestionsvonvthevtests,vtherevwerevtrue-
falsevinvthev past,vsovavnumbervofvthevpracticevquestionsvherevarevtrue-
false.v Thevsubstancevofvthosevtrue-
falsevquestionsvremainsvquitevpertinent,vandvavnumbervofvmultiple-
choicevquestionsvonvtestsvmayvhavev avtrue-
falsevelementvtovthemv(e.g.,v“Pickvthevtruevstatement”vorv“pickvthevfalsevstatement”v(ofvthevfivevstat
ements,va-e,vforvthatvquestion).
Ivhavevdividedvthevquestionsvbyvtopicsv(threevsections),vsovyouvcanvstartvonvthemvbeforevc
ompletingvallvofvyourvstudiesvofvthevmaterialvforvPartvOne.v However,vinvthevtestvitself,vthe
vquestionsvrandomlyvcovervthevtopicsvfromvthroughoutvPartvOne.
Barron’svreferencesvarevtovRobertvW.vEmerson,vBusinessvLawv(Barron’s,v6thved.v2015).vReferenc
esvtov“LSB”varevtovRobertvW.vEmerson,vLaw,vSocietyvandvBusinessvTargetvCopy,v2021).vThevnumb
ervaftervavbookvreferencevisvavpagevnumberv–
ve.g.,vLSBv28vmeansvthev28thvpagevofvthevLSBvbook.v Pagevreferencesvarevgeneral vandvmay,vonvocc
asion,vbevoffvbyvavpagevorvtwo.
Referencesvtovanswersvcomingvfromvlectures,vofvcourse,vusuallyvrefervtovlecturesvfromvpreviousvsem
esters,vasvordinarilyvwevhavevnotvgottenvtovthatvmaterialvyetvthisvsemester.v Mostvofvthosevlecturevdi
scussionsvlikelyvwillvoccurvthisvsemestervasvwell.
Asvwithvallvmaterialvpostedvonvthevcoursevwebsite,vyouvarevfreevtovprintvthisvoutvandvbringvitvtovthevte
st.v Ivamvneithervrecommendingvthatvapproachv(lotsvofvpaper!),vnorvdiscouragingvit,vbutvsimplyvnoti
ngvthatvitvisventirelyvyourvcallvwhethervtovemployvthatvstrategy.
Contractsv(Questionsv1-240)
1. Pickvthevtruevstatement.
a. FactvPattern:vSam,vavknownvalcoholicvwhovlivesvnextvdoor,vcomesvovervonevdayvandvsaysvth
1
,atvsincevyouvhavevbeenvsuchvavgreatvneighbor,vhevwillvsellvyouvhisv$100,000vhousevforvonly
$60,000.v Samvisvobviouslyvintoxicated.vYouvimmediatelyvagreevandvdraftvavcontractvforvthevsal
e.vSamvsignsvitvandvleaves,vbutvavweekvlatervhevcomesvtovyouvandvclaimsvhevdidn’tvknow
2
, whatvhevwasvdoingvandvwantsvtovdisaffirmvthevcontract.vStatement:
vSam visvlegallyvboundvtovthevtermsvofvthevcontract.
Answer:vFalse.vAvkeyvfactvisvthatvthisvhomevworthv$100,000vwasvsoldvforv$60,000v–
vavvastlyvlowvpricevthatvthevneighborvmustvhavevknownvwasvridiculouslyvlow.vTherevwasvnovo
thervconsiderationvtovcompensatevforvthatvhugevdifferential.v Thus,vthevneighborvwasvputvonv
noticevthatvavmistakevorvthatvSamv–vknownvtovbevavdrunkard,vandvobviouslyvintoxicatedv–
vwasvincapacitated. vSeevLSBv272.-vHabitualvdrunkardvstatutes.vBarron’svpagev132.
b. FactvPattern:vSidneyvandvHallevcreatevanvintegratedvcontractvthatvcompletelyvandvunambiguo
uslyvlaysvoutvthevtermsvofvtheirvagreement.v SidneyvisvtovwashvHalle’svcarvwithvsoapvandvwater,vv
acuumveveryvroomvinvhervhouse,vandvmowvhervlawn.v HallevisvtovpayvSidneyv$200vforvallvofvthis.v
Avdisputeveruptsvbetweenvthevtwovpartiesvovervthevtermsvofvtheirvcontract.v HallevarguesvthatvSid
neyvhadvmentionedvthatvSidneyvwouldvwaxvthevcar,valso.v Hallevattemptsvtovoffervevidencevthatv
Sidneyvagreedvtovwaxvitvandvevenvaskedvwhatvkindvofvwaxvtovuse.vStatement:vOrdinarily,vHallevc
anvpresentvthatvevidence.
Answer:vFalse.v LSBv300-
301.vInvanvintegratedvcontract,vcourtsvmustvstickvtovthevexpressvtermsvofvthevcontractvandvexc
ludevanyvextraneousvevidence.vHere,vthevcontractvspecificallyvonlyvmentionsvsoapvandvwater.
c. Statement:vSeekingvanvordervofvspecificvperformancevcanvservevasvavvaluablevpost-
vjudgmentvbargainingvtool vtovinducevavlosingvdefendantvtovagreevtovavnewvcontractvmorevattractivevt
ovthevplaintiff.
Answer:vTrue.v Barron’svpagev171-
172.v“SpecificvPerformance”vcoversvthisvquestion.vLSBv336vcoversvthisvasvwell.v Note:vAnvinju
nctionvorderingvspecificvperformancevcompelsvthevlosingvpartyvtovtakevactionsvtovconformvwit
hvthevtermsvofvthevcontractv-
ve.g.,vturn vovervthevdeedvtovthevproperty,vhandvovervthevrarevcoin,vetc.vSometimes, vrathervthan v
dovthat,vavdefendantvmayvprefervtovreachvanothervagreementvwithvthevwinningvplaintiffv-
ve.g.,vpayvhimvsomethingvtovholdvontovthevrealvestatevorvthevrarevcoin.
d. FactvPattern:vSalvownsvavbaseballvcardvstorevandvisvsellingvavRobvEmersonvrookievcardvforv5
0vcents.vThirteen-year-
oldvTimmyvcomesvinvandvbuysvthevcard.v AsvTimmyvwalksvout,vSalvopensvavpricevguidevandvseesvtha
tvthevcardvhasvgonevupvinvvaluevsincevthevlastvissue,vtov$500.v HevcatchesvTimmyvoutsidevthevstorevan
dvtellsvTimmyvthatvhevmadevavmistakevandvthevcardvmustvbevreturnedvorvTimmyvmustvpayvthev$500.
Statement:vTimmyvmustvreturnvthevcardvorvpayvthev$500.
Answer:vFalse,vmistakevinvvaluevisvnotvvalidvgroundsvforvvoidingvavcontractvandvunilateralvmi
stakevbyvthevpartyvbestvsuitedvforvcatchingvsuchvavmistakevisvnotvvoidable.v Timmy’svinfancyv
cannotvbevusedvagainstvhim.vLSBv266.
e. Statement:vAvmerchant’svfailurevtovanswervavcustomer’svmaterialvquestionvaboutvthev
merchant’svgoodsvgenerallyvwillvnotvsufficevasvanvelementvofvfraud.
Answer:vFalse.vSilencevisvnotvavfraud,vbutvfailurevtovanswervavquestionvis.v SeevLSBv258-
259;vLectures;vBarron’svpagev118.
2. Janevwalksvintovanvelectronicsvshopvtovlookvatvstereos.v Shevfindsvavstereovthatvhasvlabelsvonvitvre
adingv“allvthevfeaturesvyouvcouldvwantvandvmore.”vJanevdecidesvtovpurchasevthevstereo.v Thevstore
vclerkvtellsvJanevthatvshevhasvtenvdays vtovtryvoutvthevstereo vrisk-
free,vduringvwhichvshevcanvreturnvitvforvavfullvrefund.v Avmonthvlater,vJanevbringsvbackvthevstereov
andvsaysvthatvitvdoesvnotvhavevsurround-
soundvfeaturesvasvshevoriginallyvthoughtvitvmust,vandvthereforevshevwantsvhervmoneyvback.v Thevc
3
, lerkvrefuses.v Choosevthevbestvanswer:
4
