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

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

3. What does Cleve give Grantham from Sarge?

4. In Chapter 1, what nasty case has been assigned to Jensen?

5. Where did Sergeant Rupert take Shaw?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Justice Jensen a major security risk?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why did Shaw decide to be a lawyer?

8. Describe Abraham Rosenberg.

9. Describe Khamel.

10. Who is Garcia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Throughout the novel, we see a strong contrast between the President of the United States and his Chief of Staff, Fletcher Coal. Compare and contrast the President and Coal.

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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