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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. In Chapter 1, what jabot would Ginsburg wear as her dissent collar?
(a) Scalloped collar with glass beads.
(b) Gold bib that resembles wings.
(c) Yellow collar crocheted with pink edges
(d) Crocheted collar with gold chains.

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

3. When did the Supreme Court rule for Sally Reed in Chapter 4?
(a) December 19, 1971.
(b) October 3, 1971.
(c) September 29, 1971.
(d) November 22, 1971.

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

5. Who was the first full-time employee of the ACLU Women's Rights Project (WRP)?
(a) Deb Ellis.
(b) Brenda Feigen.
(c) Kathleen Peratis.
(d) Susan Deller Ross.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Captain Susan Struck, an air force nurse, volunteer for duty?

2. When was the 25th anniversary of women at Harvard Law School celebrated?

3. What did Ginsburg give up when she was in her late 70s?

4. In Chapter 4 after Ginsburg spoke before the Supreme Court, how long would you have to wait to find out if they had been listening?

5. In 2010, how many years did Ginsburg say that she devoted her life to litigating cases about the equal citizenship stature of men and women?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Marty and Ginsburg start going together?

2. What did the timeline in Chapter 2 cover?

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

4. What comments did Ginsburg make about men and women at the 25th anniversary of women at Harvard Law School in 1978?

5. What was the first case that Ginsburg argued before the Supreme Court?

6. What job was Ginsburg offered in 1972, and under what conditions did she accept?

7. What case did Ginsburg and Marty collaborate on?

8. What were times that people thought Ginsburg would retire from the Supreme Court, and how did she prove them wrong?

9. Why was it a surprise for Ginsburg to learn that she was pregnant in 1965?

10. What was the expectation for young Jewish men ahnd women when Ginsburg graduated from high school?

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