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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 did Ginsburg say was her favorite artist in Chapter 9?

2. What type of class did O'Connor have in Chapter 9 that she basically required her female clerks to attend?

3. When did Ginsburg and Scalia take a trip to India?

4. When did Rehnquist died of cancer in 2005?

5. Who also trained with Ginsburg's trainer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What would Ginsburg tell her clerks was the most important job requirement?

2. Why did Ginsburg believe in 1993 that technology would end the rest of the conflict over abortion, and why did technology not end the conflict?

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

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

5. What did Ginsburg suggest be done with the case Bush v. Gore and why?

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

7. What did Ginsburg's law clerk, Alisa Klein, say about Ginsburg's answer to pointed questions during her nomination hearing?

8. In 1992, how was overturning Roe v. Wade avoided?

9. What activities did Ginsburg enjoy that contradicted her image as a formal, cold person?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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