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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 Barr told to go after he arrives in New Orleans?

2. Where should Shaw have been instead of in New York researching lawyers?

3. What happened to the man Shaw thought was Verheek?

4. Why is Grantham constantly scanning the Times?

5. In Chapter 36, who does Shaw pretend to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Shaw able to talk with Linney at the hospital?

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

3. Why did Khamel agree once to kill Castro, but then did not go through with the job?

4. Who does Shaw see as she watches mourners arrive for Callahan's memorial service?

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

6. How does Shaw learn that Curtis Morgan/Garcia is dead?

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

8. Describe Victor Mattiece and his eccentricities.

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

10. What connection does Grantham make after Shaw tells him about the pelican brief?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the ways that the FBI and the CIA work together in the novel, and how they share information confidentially.

Essay Topic 2

The President tries to blame the murders of Rosenberg and Jensen on the FBI. Discuss why the FBI is or is not responsible for the deaths of these justices.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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