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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. What did Morgan purchase shortly before his death?
(a) Jewelry for his wife.
(b) A million-dollar life insurance policy.
(c) A gun.
(d) A new car.

2. How does Shaw get to Newark?
(a) Train.
(b) Rental car.
(c) Taxi cab.
(d) Bus.

3. Why was Morgan working late when he was killed?
(a) Wakefield asked him to work late.
(b) He worked eighty or more hours a week.
(c) He had to finish a project on the Pelican case.
(d) Velmano asked him to work late.

4. What is the name of the environmental group that filed a lawsuit to prevent drilling and dredging in Louisiana?
(a) Green Fund.
(b) Sierra Club.
(c) Green Peace.
(d) Louisiana Wetlands Forever.

5. What does Mrs. Morgan call the offices of White and Blazevich?
(a) Thieves.
(b) A sweatshop.
(c) A house of crooks.
(d) Sharks.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where does Shaw watch Callahan's memorial service?

2. Why is the President dissatisfied with a speech he is to give at College Park?

3. Who does Grantham call at the White House to inquire about the pelican brief?

4. Where is Rupert at midnight in Chapter 31?

5. After Shaw leaves New Orleans, where does the CIA lose her trail?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was in the envelope Shaw found in Morgan's lockbox?

2. Why does Shaw gets angry when Grantham talks to her about being careful?

3. What bad news does Coal share with the President on Monday morning?

4. Why did Khamel agree once to kill Castro, but then did not go through with the job?

5. What connection does Grantham make after Shaw tells him about the pelican brief?

6. How did Shaw get away from Stump?

7. Why does Horton want the Administration to investigate the pelican brief?

8. Why is the pelican brief a possible liability for the President?

9. How does Sneller learn that Shaw is in D.C.?

10. Who does Shaw see as she watches mourners arrive for Callahan's memorial service?

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