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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is L. Patrick Gray?

2. What does Deep Throat claim that neither the FBI nor the Post will be able to prove?

3. Where is Woodward when Bernstein gets his subpoena?

4. What mistake does the FBI contact make on the phone in Chapter 9?

5. How does Sloan resemble Deep Throat in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surveillance did CRP, the CIA, and/or the White House have on the Post reporters?

2. What does Bernstein instruct Bradlee to do on the phone?

3. Why are the reporters relieved about Judge Sirica's handling of their approaching jurors?

4. Was it illegal for the reporters to approach jurors?

5. Why is Deep Throat so upset about the Haldeman article?

6. What is the reporters’ attitude towards the information coming out about John Dean?

7. Why does McCord write his letter to the judge?

8. What is Judge Sirica's attitude towards the testimony at the trial he is running?

9. Why does CRP try to recruit university students?

10. Why are the documents Gray provides significant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Bookkeeper is one of the first major sources the team of reporters has. What information does she provide? What information does this lead to? Why is she important?

Essay Topic 2

Deep Throat provides many important clues and confirmations throughout the book. Who was Deep Throat? What was his role in real life? What did he risk going to Woodward with the information that he did?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Woodward and Bernstein. In what ways are they similar? Different.

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