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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Sergeant Rupert take Shaw?
(a) To an unmarked police car.
(b) To a cafe.
(c) To the hospital.
(d) To a church.

2. What was Shaw's major for her undergraduate degree?
(a) Journalism.
(b) English.
(c) Pre-law.
(d) Biology.

3. What does the President ask Voyles to provide by 5 p.m. seven days a week until the murders are solved?
(a) A memo outlining progress made toward solving the murders.
(b) A list of suspects.
(c) A four-page progress report.
(d) Two-page progress report.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Coal monitor meetings with the President that he does not attend?

2. What is the name of the murder suspect whose niece was murdered?

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

4. From where does Garcia call from the first time he contacts Grantham?

5. What information does Sarge provide Grantham when they meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Verheek, what motive would Coal have for leaking names of nominees for the Supreme Court?

2. What are two possible reasons for the killings of the justices according to Justice Thurow?

3. In Chapter 1, why could all the chaos of the demonstration be blamed on Rosenberg?

4. Why is Nelson Muncie a possible suspect for the murders of the justices?

5. Why do Coal and Voyles have a disagreement while discussing the candidates to be vetted for the Supreme Court?

6. Why is Grantham suspicious of the memo that Sarge passed on to him?

7. At the beginning of Chapter 1, why are things more tense than usual during the demonstration?

8. Describe Abraham Rosenberg.

9. What security precautions does the FBI recommend the Justices follow due to the increase in death threats?

10. Describe Fletcher Coal.

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