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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. On Monday, what is Coal planning to do during lunch?

2. What front-page story is run by the Times-Picayune that concerns the editors at the Post?

3. Where was the President's wife taking money from the rich?

4. Who does Grantham call at the White House to inquire about the pelican brief?

5. What three cities have law firms that work for Mattiece?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Gminski tell the President that the author of the pelican brief should become a novelist?

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Grantham panic after talking with a maid outside his room at the Marbury?

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

8. What is the appeal process for the lawsuit between Mattiece and the Green Fund?

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

10. Why would Edwin Sneller like to meet Shaw?

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

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

Explain the reasons why Thomas Callahan is one of the most popular professors at Tulane University.

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