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The Pelican Brief Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What almost killed Rosenberg seven years ago?
(a) A stroke.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) A triple by-pass.

2. Why does it appear that the assault on the movie houses was carefully coordinated?
(a) All the explosions happened at 4 a.m.
(b) All the explosions happened at 8 a.m.
(c) All the explosions happened at midnight.
(d) The explosions were caused by the same type of explosive devices.

3. How many hours does the FBI director want Verheek to work until the murders are solved?
(a) Ninety hours.
(b) No less than a hundred hours.
(c) FIfty hours.
(d) At least sixty hours.

4. Who is claiming responsibility for the bombing of the movie houses?
(a) White supremacists.
(b) The Aryans.
(c) Underground Army.
(d) No one.

5. What information does Sarge provide Grantham when they meet?
(a) A confidential memo.
(b) Names of suspects who may have murdered the justices.
(c) All the names of the possible nominees for the Supreme Court.
(d) Names of two possible nominees for the Supreme Court.

6. Who is the youngest Supreme Court justice at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Jensen.
(b) Rosenberg.
(c) Manning.
(d) Runyan.

7. Who does Croft photograph?
(a) Voyles.
(b) Shaw.
(c) Verheek.
(d) Garcia.

8. Who calls Grantham after the story about the nominees is published?
(a) A lawyer with information about Rosenberg and Jensen.
(b) A reporter from the Times.
(c) Shaw.
(d) Callahan.

9. Why is Verheek coming to New Orleans?
(a) To attend Callahan's memorial service.
(b) To give a eulogy at Callahan's memorial service.
(c) To be a pallbearer at Callahan's memorial service.
(d) To meet with Shaw.

10. Who is number six on the suspect list that Voyles has compiled?
(a) Nelson Muncie.
(b) Clinton Lane.
(c) White Resistance.
(d) Aryan Brotherhood.

11. What unpopular course is taught by one of the most popular professors at Tulane?
(a) Constitutional law.
(b) Litigation.
(c) Torts.
(d) Family law.

12. How does Coal monitor meetings with the President that he does not attend?
(a) A video recorder in the Oval Office.
(b) A tape recorder in the Oval Office.
(c) Closed-circuit cameras and audio in his office.
(d) Two-way mirror.

13. In Chapter 10, how many days did Shaw avoid Callahan while she played detective?
(a) Two days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) A day and a half.
(d) Four days.

14. What family members does Callahan leave behind?
(a) His parents in Florida and a brother in Mobile.
(b) His parents in California.
(c) A brother and sister in Lafayette.
(d) His parents in Denver and a sister in Alabama.

15. Why were Shaw and Callahan arguing in at the beginning of Chapter 15?
(a) They were arguing about Callahan's drinking.
(b) She wanted him to quit canceling classes.
(c) He wanted her to come back to his apartment.
(d) She wanted to eat at a different restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What interest group does Rosenberg favor?

2. What does the nurse read to Rosenberg until he falls asleep?

3. Who had Jensen been dating?

4. How much will Khamel receive for the assassinations of Rosenberg and Jensen?

5. What does Verheek do with Shaw's brief?

(see the answer keys)

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