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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 justices override elected officials to strike down a major portion of a law that helped people have access to the ballot in Shelby County v. Holder?

2. When did the Ginsburgs take a vacation to the Virgin Islands?

3. In Chapter 5, since what president has it been possible for a woman to be on the Supreme Court?

4. When did Ginsburg have colorectal surgery?

5. When did Ginsburg go paddleboarding when she was in residence for a week at the University of Hawaii?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Bryant Johnson's background?

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

3. What were the details of the United States v. Virginia?

4. What did a justice say about the case of 13-year-old Arizona student Savana Redding?

5. What was life like in New York when Mary was working to establish himself at his law firm?

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

7. Why did Lilly Ledbetter bring a case against Goodyear Tire?

8. What was the chief advice that Ginsburg received from her husband throughout her life?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The book Notorious R.B.G. is designed with many illustrations, photographs, charts, and other visual helps. What seems to be the intended audience? Why is the design of the book important in reaching the intended audience of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Analogies are used to compare an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar. How does the author use analogies in the book? How do analogies help readers understand unfamiliar ideas or understand events or people?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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