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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 Ginsburg cook her last meal in Chapter 6?

2. In Chapter 9, how long had Ginsburg had the same personal trainer?

3. What did Ginsburg and Scalia share a love for?

4. When did Congress pass a Civil Rights Act that overruled some restrictive decisions including the one in Ledbetter v. Goodyear in Chapter 8?

5. When did Ginsburg believe that technology would take care of the rest of the conflict over abortion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Bryant Johnson's background?

2. In what way were the marriages of the Ginsburgs and the Wiesenfelds alternative?

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

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

5. Who advised Ginsburg to see a personal trainer?

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

7. What pleased Johnson about how Ginsburg's personal training sessions had helped her?

8. What did a 1967 graduate of VMI write to Ginsburg after the case United States v. Virginia?

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

During Obama’s re-election, people began pressuring Ginsburg to retire. Why did people begin pressuring Ginsburg to retire? Why did she not retire?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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