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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. When did Ginsberg marry her husband Marty?

2. What company had once made all women quit when they married and then excluded pregnancy coverage on its employee plan was sued by its female employees in the 1970s?

3. What time did the a marshall call for the court to begin in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 1, when did Ginsburg have surgery to place a stent into her right coronary artery?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did a female letter carrier write to the ACLU in 1971?

2. What was the inspiration for calling Ginsburg notorious?

3. What case did Ginsburg and Marty collaborate on?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What salary was Ginsburg offered to teach civil procedure at Rugers, and why was the salary low?

10. What did the timeline in Chapter 2 cover?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The book was written by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik. What role did the co-authors play in writing the book? Why was it necessary to have co-authors?

Essay Topic 2

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of this book? Why is it not an autobiography?

Essay Topic 3

Ginsburg and Marty were married for over 50 years. What is conveyed about marriage as a partnership through their relationship?

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