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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. Where is Grantham supposed to meet Sarge?

2. Where is Callahan going to attend a conference?

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

4. What happened when Callahan drove his Porsche?

5. Where do White House phantom memos originate?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Garcia?

4. Describe Sarge.

5. What is Rosenberg's ideology?

6. Why is Justice Jensen a major security risk?

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

8. Describe Khamel.

9. Why does Verheek say he should have thrown the pelican brief in the garbage?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 27 and other places in the novel, there are indications that the President is delighted with the murders of Rosenberg and Jensen. Explain why the President sees the murders as "a wonderful tragedy."

Essay Topic 2

Explain why Abraham Rosenberg refuses to retire from the Supreme Court even though he is in extremely poor health.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the pelican brief, its contents, and how it helped to solve the murders of Rosenberg and Jensen.

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