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Any irregularity on the face of an instrument that calls into question its validity will bar HDC status.​

A) True
B) False

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A holder takes an instrument for value by promising to perform in the future.

A) True
B) False

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A bearer instrument can be converted into an order instrument through indorsement.

A) True
B) False

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Allie signs a check payable to Bess, who indorses the back, gives it to County Credit Union (CCU) , and receives cash. The transfer of the check from Bess to CCU is​


A) ​an assignment.
B) ​a negotiation.
C) ​none of the choices.
D) ​a sale.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Gwen signs a check payable to Hart and gives it to him. Hart indorses the back, and transfers the check to Ingrid. To negotiate the check to Jaime, Ingrid must​


A) ​write "Ingrid" on the back.
B) ​write "pay to the order of Jaime [signed] Ingrid" on the back.
C) ​deliver the check to Jaime.
D) ​obtain Jaime's signature on the back.

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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A person who receives an instrument as a gift automatically possesses the rights of a holder in due course.

A) True
B) False

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Estes receives a check from Fleet Trucking Corporation. On the back of the check, Estes writes "pay to Garden Valley Bank only" and signs his name. This is​


A) ​a blank indorsement.
B) ​a qualified indorsement.
C) ​a restrictive indorsement.
D) ​a special indorsement.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Vicenzo, in good faith and for value, gets from Wren a check "payable to the order of bearer." Vicenzo does not know that Wren stole the check. Vicenzo is​


A) ​an HDC.
B) ​not an HDC, because Wren did not acquire the check for value.
C) ​not an HDC, because Wren did not acquire the check in good faith.
D) ​not an HDC, because the check is a bearer instrument.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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When an instrument is transferred by negotiation, the transferee becomes a holder.

A) True
B) False

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Rochelle fraudulently induces Sybil to sign a note. Rochelle sells the note to Terry, who does not know of the fraud and takes the note for value and in good faith, and thus becomes an HDC. Terry sells the note to Ulrich, who sells the note back to Rochelle. Does Rochelle acquire Terry's HDC rights in the note?

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No, Rochelle does not acquire Terry's HD...

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Mort negotiates an instrument to Nadia. Negotiation is the transfer of an instrument​


A) for valuable consideration under a contract.​
B) ​in such form that the transferee becomes a holder.
C) ​pursuant to preliminary contract discussions.
D) ​without the payment of a recognized medium of exchange.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Sergio makes a gift of a check to Todd who takes it in good faith and without notice of any claim, defense, or defect. With respect to this check, Todd is​


A) ​none of the choices.
B) ​an assignee.
C) ​an ordinary holder.
D) ​an ordinary holder in due course.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Ryan negotiates an order instrument to Selina by​


A) ​delivery with an assignment of his rights under a contract.
B) ​delivery with any necessary indorsement.
C) ​delivery alone.
D) ​presenting it in response to a demand by Selina.

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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An instrument is dishonored when the party to whom the instrument is presented refuses to pay it.

A) True
B) False

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Berton transfers a draft by signing it and delivering it to Cormac. Berton is​


A) ​an indorser.
B) ​an indorsee.
C) ​a drafter.
D) ​a promisor.

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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An indorser who does not wish to be liable on an instrument can use a qualified indorsement.

A) True
B) False

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The good faith requirement applies to both the holder and the transferor.

A) True
B) False

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Talia, who is not a Urban Bank customer, attempts to cash a check drawn on the bank. The check is considered dishonored if Urban Bank​


A) ​refuses to pay it.
B) ​charges a fee to cash it.
C) ​asks Talia for reasonable identification.
D) ​asks Talia to sign a receipt for the payment on the check.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Visible evidence that a signature on a check was forged will disqualify a purchaser from HDC status.

A) True
B) False

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A blank indorsement can consist of a mere signature.

A) True
B) False

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