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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. In Chapter 1, what jabot would Ginsburg wear as her dissent collar?

2. When was Marty Ginsburg diagnosed with cancer?

3. When did the Johnson administration add sex discrimination to the list of sins that could cause a school to lose its federal funding?

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

5. What rapper did Shana Knizhnik refer to when she made her t-shirts that said "Notorious R.B.G." (7)?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

9. How did Kathleen Peratis describe Ginsburg?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ginsburg got a job when her husband was stationed in Oklahoma. Why was it unusual for a woman to work if she was pregnant or had a child? What is conveyed about women’s roles at the time through Ginsburg’s experiences then and when she was in law school?

Essay Topic 2

Bill Clinton nominated Ginsburg to the Supreme Court. Why was there controversy over her nomination? Why was she controversial with feminists and with conservatives? Why were people worried about her political stances?

Essay Topic 3

A legacy is something a person leaves behind that represents their life and work. What changes was Ginsburg able to make in society? What was Ginsburg’s legacy?

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