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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. What color was the sign that Brenda Feigen hung on the door of the WRP's territory at the ACLU offices?

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

3. How much was Charles E. Moritz denied to be able to deduct on his taxes for hiring a caregiver for his mother?

4. In Chapter 4, when did Ginsburg skip lunch?

5. When did the justices claim that excluding pregnancy from a disability plan was not discrimination against women?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the timeline in Chapter 2 cover?

2. 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?

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 did the author learn about Ginsburg as they wrote the book?

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

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

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

9. How did Kathleen Peratis describe Ginsburg?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When the court turned more conservative, Ginsburg often did not agree with the majority opinion. Why did Ginsburg begin not agreeing with majority opinions after the court turned more conservative? How did she express her disagreement and how influential were her dissents?

Essay Topic 2

Marty and O’Connor suggested that Ginsburg hire a personal trainer after her first bout with cancer in 1999. Why did Marty and O’Connor suggest that Ginsburg hire a personal trainer? Why was it important for Ginsburg to be physically fit? What is demonstrated about the importance of exercise and physical fitness through Ginsburg’s work with a personal trainer?

Essay Topic 3

Ginsburg experienced gender discrimination. How did Ginsburg experience gender discrimination at work and in school? How did Ginsburg overcome that discrimination?

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