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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 Khamel hiding after the assassination of Rosenberg and Jensen?

2. With whom is Coal having a meeting in his limousine?

3. What did Mrs. Morgan find when going through her husband's desk?

4. Why does Grantham tell Shaw not to call him at home?

5. Who kills Verheek?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Mattiece's plan to make money in Louisiana's oil fields and how this plan has been thwarted.

5. How did Shaw get away from Stump?

6. Why would Edwin Sneller like to meet Shaw?

7. Describe what happens when Grantham follows a man he believes to be Garcia into the offices of Brim, Stearns, and Kidlow?

8. Who was waiting for Grantham outside the Post building?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Khamel: his appearance, his background, and his professional accomplishments.

Essay Topic 2

A series of murders are attributed to Mattiece in the novel. Describe his role in the murders of Rosenberg and Jensen, Callahan, Garcia/Morgan, Barr, and Verheek.

Essay Topic 3

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

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