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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 6 when Marty was working to establish himself at his law firm and Ginsburg was woking, at what time did they agree to try to be home for dinner?
(a) 6:30 p.m.
(b) 8 p.m.
(c) 7:30 p.m.
(d) 7 p.m.

2. What president nominated Ginsburg as his Supreme Court nominee?
(a) Ronald Reagan.
(b) Jimmy Carter.
(c) Gerald Ford.
(d) Bill Clinton.

3. When was Sotomayer nominated to the Supreme Court?
(a) June 21, 2009.
(b) May 26, 2009.
(c) March 9, 2009.
(d) April 11, 2009.

4. When was Sonia Sotomayor nominated to the Supreme Court?
(a) 2006.
(b) 2007.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2008.

5. When did Marty begin teaching tax law at Columbia Law School?
(a) Late 1970s.
(b) 1975.
(c) Early 1980s.
(d) 1983.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lilly Ledbetter received a paper showing the salaries of men's salaries at Goodyear Tire, how much more were the men making than she was in Chapter 8?

2. When was it ruled that people of African descent were property and could never be citizens?

3. In Chapter 9, when did Ginsburg usually have her personal training sessions?

4. When the Ginsburgs were stationed in Oklahoma, how far did they drive to hear a a performance by the Metropolitan Opera?

5. What was Ginsburg's favorite snack in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What colleagues did Ginsburg lose in 2005 and why?

2. What activities did Ginsburg enjoy that contradicted her image as a formal, cold person?

3. How and when was Ginsburg confirmed as a judge on the D.C. circuit appeals court?

4. Who wrote that Ginsburg was frail, and how did Marty respond to the journalist?

5. What would Ginsburg tell her clerks was the most important job requirement?

6. What did a 1967 graduate of VMI write to Ginsburg after the case United States v. Virginia?

7. In what way were the marriages of the Ginsburgs and the Wiesenfelds alternative?

8. What did Ginsburg say about her mother when she thanks Clinton for her nomination to the Supreme Court?

9. What did Alan Dershowitz say about Ginsburg when Clinton nominated her to the Supreme Court?

10. What did Ginsburg suggest be done with the case Bush v. Gore and why?

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