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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 8 in the Ledbetter v. Goodyear case, what Title did Ginsburg believe the court was interpreting incorrectly?
2. What feeding for Jane did Marty take over when the Ginsburgs lived in Oklahoma?
3. When did Ginsburg have colorectal surgery?
4. In the fall of 2006, how many women were among the clerks for the Supreme Court justices?
5. How many votes are needed from justices to change the law?
Short Essay Questions
1. At the beginning of Chapter 9, what did Ginsburg not wish to allow to stop her from her personal training?
2. How important was opera to the Ginsburgs?
3. What was Marty's role in getting Ginsburg nominated as an associate justice for the Supreme Court?
4. 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?
5. Who advised Ginsburg to see a personal trainer?
6. How and when was Ginsburg confirmed as a judge on the D.C. circuit appeals court?
7. What did Ginsburg suggest be done with the case Bush v. Gore and why?
8. What was life like in New York when Mary was working to establish himself at his law firm?
9. What pleased Johnson about how Ginsburg's personal training sessions had helped her?
10. What did a 1967 graduate of VMI write to Ginsburg after the case United States v. Virginia?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?
Essay Topic 2
Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of this book? Why is it not an autobiography?
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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