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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. Which Justice wants to use the law clerks to put together a list of murder suspects?

2. Why does Verheek lock himself in his office after dining with Callahan and tell his secretary he has the flu?

3. Who is one of the most popular professors at Tulane?

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

5. Which justice is afraid of his own shadow?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Rosenberg's ideology?

2. What does Alice Stark discover when she goes to Shaw's apartment?

3. Who is Garcia?

4. Why is Justice Jensen a major security risk?

5. Why does Gminski travel to New Orleans?

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

7. Describe Garcia.

8. What happened after Shaw passed out in the car where Sergeant Rupert left her?

9. Why does Coal want the President should attend Rosenberg's funeral?

10. Why does Coal think the President should not attend Jensen's funeral?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 26, Voyles decides to do a complete investigation of the pelican brief. Explain why Voyles decides to do a complete investigation, and why he decides to not inform the President and Coal of his decision.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how Voyles is able to use information to keep the upper hand in his dealings with the President and with a senator who wants to investigate the FBI's protection of the justices.

Essay Topic 3

Although Justices Rosenberg and Jensen were very different individuals, both were murdered by the same man. Compare and contrast Rosenberg and Jensen.

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