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

2. Who became the director of the Women's Rights Project at the ACLU after Ginsburg?

3. When was the ACLU's Women's Rights Project established with Brenda Feigen and Ginsburg?

4. When did Ginsburg meet with the creators of the Notorious R.B.G. in Chapter 1?

5. When did the Supreme Court rule on Frontiero v. Richardson?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did the timeline in Chapter 2 cover?

6. 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?

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

8. What book did Ginsburg co-write in 1961, and how did it affect her life?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ginsburg believed in getting along with her colleagues. How important did Ginsburg believe it was to get along with her colleagues even if they had opposing views? How did her views influence how she treated people even if they did not agree?

Essay Topic 2

Ginsburg worked in a Social Security office when her husband was stationed at Fort Sill. What injustice did Ginsburg see when she worked with clients? How did she try to combat that injustice?

Essay Topic 3

A spoiler in literature is an element in a written work that reveals plot elements or content. What are some titles of chapters? How do those titles indicate what will happen in a chapter? Are the chapter titles spoilers?

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