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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. How many times might the President change clothes between breakfast and dinner?

2. Who does Callahan believe killed the justices?

3. Who comes and takes Shaw away from the scene of the explosion?

4. What rumor does Shaw ask Stark to spread?

5. What interest group does Rosenberg favor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Garcia?

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

3. Describe Khamel.

4. Why is Coal considered to be a boy wonder?

5. Describe Garcia.

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

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

8. Describe Fletcher Coal.

9. Why does Gminski travel to New Orleans?

10. Why is Justice Jensen a major security risk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why, in Chapter 4, Coal describes the murders of Rosenberg and Jensen as the perfect crisis.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 25, someone assassinates Khamel. Who do you think performed the assassination and why? Use examples from the novel to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

The President and Coal are very worried about the pelican brief and what might happen if the brief would become public. Explain why the pelican brief was such a liability for the President and for Coal.

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