QUESTIONS,dWITHdSOLUTIONSdANDdEXPLANATIONS,
FROMdPRIORdBULd4310dEXAMSdOFdTESTdTWOdMATERIAL
©dRobertdW.dEmerson,dJuned8,d2020
Thedhundredsdofdquestionsdbelowdhavedbeendputdintodthesedthreedoveralldtopics,dcovereddindthisd
orderdduringdthisdsemester.
Contractsd(Questionsd1-277) Pagesd d 1-119
ThedFirstdAmendmentdanddFreedomdofdSpeechd(Questionsd278-297) Pagesd119-
127dEmploymentdDiscriminationdLawd(Questionsd298-340) Pagesd127-143
Itdisdverydlikelydusefuldfordyoudtodpracticedtakingdtestsdbydstartingdwithdthedotherddocumentdalsodpost
eddondthedcoursedwebsite,dcontainingdthesedquestionsdbutdwithoutdthedanswersdanddexplanations.d Af
terdyoudpractice,dthendyoudcandlookdatdthisddocumentdanddreaddthedexplanations,devendfordthedquestio
nsdyoudanswereddcorrectly.d (Youdmaydstilldlearndfromddiscussiondordpagedreferencesdthatdyoudhaddn
otdalreadydthoroughlydconsidered.)d Alsodnote:dwhiledtherednowdaredonlydmultiple-
choicedquestionsdondthedtests,dtheredweredtrue-
falsedindthedpast,dsodadnumberdofdthedpracticedquestionsdheredaredtrue-
false.d Thedsubstancedofdthosedtrue-
falsedquestionsdremainsdquitedpertinent,danddadnumberdofdmultiple-
choicedquestionsdondtestsdmaydhavedadtrue-
falsedelementdtodthemd (e.g.,d “Pickd thed trued statement”d ord “pickdthed falsed statement”d (ofd thed fived sta
tements,d a-e,dfordthatdquestion).
Asdwithdalldmaterialdposteddondthedcoursedwebsite,dyoudaredfreedtodprintdthisdoutdanddbringditdtodthedte
st.d Idamdneitherdrecommendingdthatdapproachd(lotsdofdpaper!),dnorddiscouragingdit,dbutdsimplydnotin
gdthatditdisdentirelydyourdcalldwhetherdtodemploydthatdstrategy.
Barron’sdreferencesdaredtodRobertdW.dEmerson,dBusinessdLawd(Barron’s,d6thded.d2015).dReference
sdtod“LSB”daredtodRobertdW.dEmerson,dLaw,dSocietydanddBusinessdTargetdCopy,d2020).dThednumberd
afterdadbookdreferencedisdadpagednumberd–
de.g.,dLSBd28dmeansdthed28thdpagedofdthedLSBdbook.d Pagedreferencesdaredgeneraldanddmay,dondocca
sion,dbedoffdbydadpagedordtwo.
Referencesdtodanswersdcomingdfromdlectures,dofdcourse,dusuallydreferdtodlecturesdfromdpreviousdsem
esters,dasdordinarilydwedhavednotdgottendtodthatdmaterialdyetdthisdsemester.d Mostdofdthosedlectureddis
cussionsdlikelydwilldoccurdthisdsemesterdasdwell.
Asdwithdalldmaterialdposteddondthedcoursedwebsite,dyoudaredfreedtodprintdthisdoutdanddbringditdtodthedtest
.d Idamdneitherdrecommendingdthatdapproachd(lotsdofdpaper!),dnorddiscouragingdit,dbutdsimplydnotingd
thatditdisdentirelydyourdcalldwhetherdtodemploydthatdstrategy.
Contractsd(Questionsd1-277)
1. Pickdthedtruedstatement.
1
,a. FactdPattern:dSam,dadknowndalcoholicdwhodlivesdnextddoor,dcomesdoverdoneddaydanddsaysdth
atdsincedyoudhavedbeendsuchdadgreatdneighbor,dhedwilldselldyoudhisd$100,000dhousedfordonly
$60,000.d Samdisdobviouslydintoxicated.dYoudimmediatelydagreedandddraftdadcontractdfordthe
2
, sale.dSamdsignsditdanddleaves,dbutdadweekdlaterdhedcomesdtodyoudanddclaimsdheddidn’tdknowdwhatd
hedwasddoingdanddwantsdtoddisaffirmdthedcontract.
Statement:dSamdisdlegallydbounddtodthedtermsdofdthedcontract.
Answer:dFalse.dAdkeydfactdisdthatdthisdhomedworthd$100,000dwasdsolddford$60,000d–
dadvastlydlowdpricedthatdthedneighbordmustdhavedknowndwasdridiculouslydlow.dTheredwasdnodot
herdconsiderationdtodcompensatedfordthatdhugeddifferential.d Thus,dthedneighbordwasdputdondn
oticedthatdadmistakedordthatdSamd–dknowndtodbedaddrunkard,danddobviouslydintoxicatedd–
dwasdincapacitated.dSeedLSBd272.-dHabitualddrunkarddstatutes.dBarron’sdpaged132.
b. FactdPattern:dSidneydanddHalledcreatedandintegrateddcontractdthatdcompletelydanddunambiguo
uslydlaysdoutdthedtermsdofdtheirdagreement.d SidneydisdtodwashdHalle’sdcardwithdsoapdanddwater,dv
acuumdeverydroomdindherdhouse,danddmowdherdlawn.d HalledisdtodpaydSidneyd$200dfordalldofdthis.d
Addisputederuptsdbetweendthedtwodpartiesdoverdthedtermsdofdtheirdcontract.d HalledarguesdthatdSid
neydhaddmentioneddthatdSidneydwoulddwaxdthedcar,dalso.d Halledattemptsdtodofferdevidencedthatd
Sidneydagreeddtodwaxditdanddevendaskeddwhatdkinddofdwaxdtoduse.dStatement:dOrdinarily,dHalledc
andpresentdthatdevidence.
Answer:dFalse.d LSBd300-
301.dIndandintegrateddcontract,dcourtsdmustdstickdtodthedexpressdtermsdofdthedcontractdanddex
cludedanydextraneousdevidence.dHere,dthedcontractdspecificallydonlydmentionsdsoapdanddwater
.
c. Statement:dSeekingdandorderdofdspecificdperformancedcandservedasdadvaluabledpost-
djudgmentdbargainingdtooldtodinducedadlosingddefendantdtodagreedtodadnewdcontractdmoredattractivedt
odthedplaintiff.
Answer:dTrue.d Barron’sdpaged171-
172.d“SpecificdPerformance”dcoversdthisdquestion.dLSBd336dcoversdthisdasdwell.d Note:dAndinj
unctiondorderingdspecificdperformancedcompelsdthedlosingdpartydtodtakedactionsdtodconformd
withdthedtermsdofdthedcontractd-
de.g.,dturndoverdtheddeeddtodthedproperty,dhanddoverdthedraredcoin,detc.dSometimes, dratherdtha
nddodthat,daddefendantdmaydpreferdtodreachdanotherdagreementdwithdthedwinningdplaintiffd-
de.g.,dpaydhimdsomethingdtodholddontodthedrealdestatedordthedraredcoin.
d. FactdPattern:dSaldownsdadbaseballdcarddstoredanddisdsellingdadRobdEmersondrookiedcarddford5
0dcents.dThirteen-year-
olddTimmydcomesdindanddbuysdthedcard.d AsdTimmydwalksdout,dSaldopensdadpricedguidedanddseesdtha
tdthedcarddhasdgonedupdindvaluedsincedthedlastdissue,dtod$500.d HedcatchesdTimmydoutsidedthedstoredan
ddtellsdTimmydthatdhedmadedadmistakedanddthedcarddmustdbedreturneddordTimmydmustdpaydthed$500.
Statement:dTimmydmustdreturndthedcarddordpaydthed$500.
Answer:dFalse,dmistakedindvaluedisdnotdvaliddgroundsdfordvoidingdadcontractdanddunilateraldmi
stakedbydthedpartydbestdsuiteddfordcatchingdsuchdadmistakedisdnotdvoidable.d Timmy’sdinfancyd
cannotdbeduseddagainstdhim.dLSBd266.
e. Statement:dAdmerchant’sdfailuredtodanswerdadcustomer’sdmaterialdquestiondaboutdthed
merchant’sdgoodsdgenerallydwilldnotdsufficedasdandelementdofdfraud.
Answer:dFalse.dSilencedisdnotdadfraud,dbutdfailuredtodanswerdadquestiondis.d SeedLSBd258-
259;dLectures;dBarron’sdpaged118.
2. Janedwalksdintodandelectronicsdshopdtodlookdatdstereos.d Shedfindsdadstereodthatdhasdlabelsdonditdre
adingd“alldthedfeaturesdyoudcoulddwantdanddmore.”dJaneddecidesdtodpurchasedthedstereo.d Thedstore
dclerkdtellsdJanedthatdshedhasdtenddaysdtodtrydoutdthedstereodrisk-
free,dduringdwhichdshedcandreturnditdfordadfulldrefund.d Admonthdlater,dJanedbringsdbackdthedstereod
3
, anddsaysdthatditddoesdnotdhavedsurround-
sounddfeaturesdasdshedoriginallydthoughtditdmust,danddthereforedshedwantsdher
4
FROMdPRIORdBULd4310dEXAMSdOFdTESTdTWOdMATERIAL
©dRobertdW.dEmerson,dJuned8,d2020
Thedhundredsdofdquestionsdbelowdhavedbeendputdintodthesedthreedoveralldtopics,dcovereddindthisd
orderdduringdthisdsemester.
Contractsd(Questionsd1-277) Pagesd d 1-119
ThedFirstdAmendmentdanddFreedomdofdSpeechd(Questionsd278-297) Pagesd119-
127dEmploymentdDiscriminationdLawd(Questionsd298-340) Pagesd127-143
Itdisdverydlikelydusefuldfordyoudtodpracticedtakingdtestsdbydstartingdwithdthedotherddocumentdalsodpost
eddondthedcoursedwebsite,dcontainingdthesedquestionsdbutdwithoutdthedanswersdanddexplanations.d Af
terdyoudpractice,dthendyoudcandlookdatdthisddocumentdanddreaddthedexplanations,devendfordthedquestio
nsdyoudanswereddcorrectly.d (Youdmaydstilldlearndfromddiscussiondordpagedreferencesdthatdyoudhaddn
otdalreadydthoroughlydconsidered.)d Alsodnote:dwhiledtherednowdaredonlydmultiple-
choicedquestionsdondthedtests,dtheredweredtrue-
falsedindthedpast,dsodadnumberdofdthedpracticedquestionsdheredaredtrue-
false.d Thedsubstancedofdthosedtrue-
falsedquestionsdremainsdquitedpertinent,danddadnumberdofdmultiple-
choicedquestionsdondtestsdmaydhavedadtrue-
falsedelementdtodthemd (e.g.,d “Pickd thed trued statement”d ord “pickdthed falsed statement”d (ofd thed fived sta
tements,d a-e,dfordthatdquestion).
Asdwithdalldmaterialdposteddondthedcoursedwebsite,dyoudaredfreedtodprintdthisdoutdanddbringditdtodthedte
st.d Idamdneitherdrecommendingdthatdapproachd(lotsdofdpaper!),dnorddiscouragingdit,dbutdsimplydnotin
gdthatditdisdentirelydyourdcalldwhetherdtodemploydthatdstrategy.
Barron’sdreferencesdaredtodRobertdW.dEmerson,dBusinessdLawd(Barron’s,d6thded.d2015).dReference
sdtod“LSB”daredtodRobertdW.dEmerson,dLaw,dSocietydanddBusinessdTargetdCopy,d2020).dThednumberd
afterdadbookdreferencedisdadpagednumberd–
de.g.,dLSBd28dmeansdthed28thdpagedofdthedLSBdbook.d Pagedreferencesdaredgeneraldanddmay,dondocca
sion,dbedoffdbydadpagedordtwo.
Referencesdtodanswersdcomingdfromdlectures,dofdcourse,dusuallydreferdtodlecturesdfromdpreviousdsem
esters,dasdordinarilydwedhavednotdgottendtodthatdmaterialdyetdthisdsemester.d Mostdofdthosedlectureddis
cussionsdlikelydwilldoccurdthisdsemesterdasdwell.
Asdwithdalldmaterialdposteddondthedcoursedwebsite,dyoudaredfreedtodprintdthisdoutdanddbringditdtodthedtest
.d Idamdneitherdrecommendingdthatdapproachd(lotsdofdpaper!),dnorddiscouragingdit,dbutdsimplydnotingd
thatditdisdentirelydyourdcalldwhetherdtodemploydthatdstrategy.
Contractsd(Questionsd1-277)
1. Pickdthedtruedstatement.
1
,a. FactdPattern:dSam,dadknowndalcoholicdwhodlivesdnextddoor,dcomesdoverdoneddaydanddsaysdth
atdsincedyoudhavedbeendsuchdadgreatdneighbor,dhedwilldselldyoudhisd$100,000dhousedfordonly
$60,000.d Samdisdobviouslydintoxicated.dYoudimmediatelydagreedandddraftdadcontractdfordthe
2
, sale.dSamdsignsditdanddleaves,dbutdadweekdlaterdhedcomesdtodyoudanddclaimsdheddidn’tdknowdwhatd
hedwasddoingdanddwantsdtoddisaffirmdthedcontract.
Statement:dSamdisdlegallydbounddtodthedtermsdofdthedcontract.
Answer:dFalse.dAdkeydfactdisdthatdthisdhomedworthd$100,000dwasdsolddford$60,000d–
dadvastlydlowdpricedthatdthedneighbordmustdhavedknowndwasdridiculouslydlow.dTheredwasdnodot
herdconsiderationdtodcompensatedfordthatdhugeddifferential.d Thus,dthedneighbordwasdputdondn
oticedthatdadmistakedordthatdSamd–dknowndtodbedaddrunkard,danddobviouslydintoxicatedd–
dwasdincapacitated.dSeedLSBd272.-dHabitualddrunkarddstatutes.dBarron’sdpaged132.
b. FactdPattern:dSidneydanddHalledcreatedandintegrateddcontractdthatdcompletelydanddunambiguo
uslydlaysdoutdthedtermsdofdtheirdagreement.d SidneydisdtodwashdHalle’sdcardwithdsoapdanddwater,dv
acuumdeverydroomdindherdhouse,danddmowdherdlawn.d HalledisdtodpaydSidneyd$200dfordalldofdthis.d
Addisputederuptsdbetweendthedtwodpartiesdoverdthedtermsdofdtheirdcontract.d HalledarguesdthatdSid
neydhaddmentioneddthatdSidneydwoulddwaxdthedcar,dalso.d Halledattemptsdtodofferdevidencedthatd
Sidneydagreeddtodwaxditdanddevendaskeddwhatdkinddofdwaxdtoduse.dStatement:dOrdinarily,dHalledc
andpresentdthatdevidence.
Answer:dFalse.d LSBd300-
301.dIndandintegrateddcontract,dcourtsdmustdstickdtodthedexpressdtermsdofdthedcontractdanddex
cludedanydextraneousdevidence.dHere,dthedcontractdspecificallydonlydmentionsdsoapdanddwater
.
c. Statement:dSeekingdandorderdofdspecificdperformancedcandservedasdadvaluabledpost-
djudgmentdbargainingdtooldtodinducedadlosingddefendantdtodagreedtodadnewdcontractdmoredattractivedt
odthedplaintiff.
Answer:dTrue.d Barron’sdpaged171-
172.d“SpecificdPerformance”dcoversdthisdquestion.dLSBd336dcoversdthisdasdwell.d Note:dAndinj
unctiondorderingdspecificdperformancedcompelsdthedlosingdpartydtodtakedactionsdtodconformd
withdthedtermsdofdthedcontractd-
de.g.,dturndoverdtheddeeddtodthedproperty,dhanddoverdthedraredcoin,detc.dSometimes, dratherdtha
nddodthat,daddefendantdmaydpreferdtodreachdanotherdagreementdwithdthedwinningdplaintiffd-
de.g.,dpaydhimdsomethingdtodholddontodthedrealdestatedordthedraredcoin.
d. FactdPattern:dSaldownsdadbaseballdcarddstoredanddisdsellingdadRobdEmersondrookiedcarddford5
0dcents.dThirteen-year-
olddTimmydcomesdindanddbuysdthedcard.d AsdTimmydwalksdout,dSaldopensdadpricedguidedanddseesdtha
tdthedcarddhasdgonedupdindvaluedsincedthedlastdissue,dtod$500.d HedcatchesdTimmydoutsidedthedstoredan
ddtellsdTimmydthatdhedmadedadmistakedanddthedcarddmustdbedreturneddordTimmydmustdpaydthed$500.
Statement:dTimmydmustdreturndthedcarddordpaydthed$500.
Answer:dFalse,dmistakedindvaluedisdnotdvaliddgroundsdfordvoidingdadcontractdanddunilateraldmi
stakedbydthedpartydbestdsuiteddfordcatchingdsuchdadmistakedisdnotdvoidable.d Timmy’sdinfancyd
cannotdbeduseddagainstdhim.dLSBd266.
e. Statement:dAdmerchant’sdfailuredtodanswerdadcustomer’sdmaterialdquestiondaboutdthed
merchant’sdgoodsdgenerallydwilldnotdsufficedasdandelementdofdfraud.
Answer:dFalse.dSilencedisdnotdadfraud,dbutdfailuredtodanswerdadquestiondis.d SeedLSBd258-
259;dLectures;dBarron’sdpaged118.
2. Janedwalksdintodandelectronicsdshopdtodlookdatdstereos.d Shedfindsdadstereodthatdhasdlabelsdonditdre
adingd“alldthedfeaturesdyoudcoulddwantdanddmore.”dJaneddecidesdtodpurchasedthedstereo.d Thedstore
dclerkdtellsdJanedthatdshedhasdtenddaysdtodtrydoutdthedstereodrisk-
free,dduringdwhichdshedcandreturnditdfordadfulldrefund.d Admonthdlater,dJanedbringsdbackdthedstereod
3
, anddsaysdthatditddoesdnotdhavedsurround-
sounddfeaturesdasdshedoriginallydthoughtditdmust,danddthereforedshedwantsdher
4
