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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Supreme Court rule on Frontiero v. Richardson?
(a) June 23, 1973.
(b) April 11, 1973.
(c) March 3, 1973.
(d) May 14, 1973.

2. What nickname did Ginsburg older sister give her when Ginsburg was a child?
(a) Diddles.
(b) Kiki.
(c) Baba.
(d) Babykins.

3. When did Gwendolyn Hoyt challenge the all-male jury that convicted her of murder?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1962.

4. In Chapter 4, where did Susan Struck end up being stationed?
(a) Kirkland Air Force Base.
(b) Barksdale Air Force Base.
(c) Minot Air Force Base.
(d) Francis E. Warren Air Force Base.

5. How much was Charles E. Moritz denied to be able to deduct on his taxes for hiring a caregiver for his mother?
(a) $900.
(b) About $700.
(c) No more than $600.
(d) $330.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what image was on stamps of early mailings from the ACLU Women's Rights Project?

2. Who took a painting of Ginsburg, added a crown, and the words "Can't spell truth without Ruth" (6) in Chapter 1?

3. When did the justices claim that excluding pregnancy from a disability plan was not discrimination against women?

4. In Chapter 1 when Ginsburg was presenting cases before the Supreme Court, how many cases did she win of those she argued for women's rights?

5. In 1963, how many women in the United States had tenure-track positions at law schools?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some women complaining about in letters in Chapter 4 that the New Jersey branch of the American Civil Liberties Union asked Ginsburg to look at?

2. What did Ginsburg say in her dissent regarding killing the Voting Rights Act?

3. What did the timeline in Chapter 2 cover?

4. How did Kathleen Peratis describe Ginsburg?

5. Why did Ginsburg skip lunch on the morning of January 17, 1973?

6. When and why did Ginsburg think about what would make her mother happy and then strive to make her mother happy?

7. What did the author learn about Ginsburg as they wrote the book?

8. How did Ginsburg become a co-counsel on the case Reed v. Reed?

9. What did Ginsburg do to protect her job when she learned she was pregnant in 1965?

10. How did Marty and Ginsburg start going together?

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