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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Grantham go to meet Shaw for the first time?
(a) St. Moritz.
(b) Marriott.
(c) The Plaza.
(d) Hilton.

2. When Shaw is in New York, where does she go to research lawyers at law firms?
(a) Fordham law library.
(b) The public library.
(c) Columbia law library.
(d) The New York Times.

3. What has happened to Louisiana's brown pelicans?
(a) Pesticides.
(b) Destruction of their habitat.
(c) Poaching.
(d) Too many hunters.

4. How long does the President wish to wait before beginning an investigation into the pelican brief?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Two months.
(c) Five days.
(d) A week.

5. Which two law firms in D.C. does Shaw say work for Mattiece?
(a) Calhoun Law Group and Ashcraft and Gerel.
(b) White and Blazevich and Brim, Stearns.
(c) Serge Bauer and Blumenfeld and Cohen.
(d) Greely and Brown and Lewis and Stephens.

6. Who does the President invite to play golf with him on Monday afternoon?
(a) East.
(b) Lewis.
(c) Gminiski.
(d) Voyles.

7. What does Shaw say when Grantham asks what she thinks of investigative reporting?
(a) She loves it.
(b) She might become a reporter if she lives through this mess.
(c) She would rather butcher hogs.
(d) She would rather be shot.

8. In Chapter 27, who from the FBI and CIA meet with each other at Dupont Circle?
(a) Gminski and Lewis.
(b) Trope and Booker.
(c) Gminski and Lewis.
(d) Voyles and Gminski.

9. When Shaw calls Grantham on Monday, what information does she tell him to get?
(a) Information about Callahan's memorial service.
(b) Information about Callahan's death.
(c) Presidential campaign disclosure forms.
(d) Information about a trial.

10. What does Shaw tell Grantham when he asks her why she wanted to be a lawyer?
(a) Idealism and money.
(b) To make money.
(c) She wanted to be a litigator.
(d) She loved research.

11. What does Barr tell Coal when he is asked to bug Grantham's phone at the Post?
(a) It is impossible.
(b) He will have it done within 24 hours.
(c) It will be done within three days.
(d) It may take two weeks to get it done.

12. To whom does Coal show the pelican brief in Chapter 33?
(a) Barr.
(b) Lewis.
(c) East.
(d) The President.

13. When did the rape of the Louisiana coastal wetlands begin?
(a) 1890s.
(b) 1930s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1960s.

14. Who from the Times is asking about the pelican brief?
(a) Robertson.
(b) Rifkin.
(c) Brown.
(d) Davidson.

15. How does Shaw get to Newark?
(a) Taxi cab.
(b) Train.
(c) Rental car.
(d) Bus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kills Verheek?

2. Who is Croft looking for as he watches lawyers' offices for Grantham?

3. What does Mrs. Morgan call the offices of White and Blazevich?

4. Who is the night police reporter for the Post?

5. What is Verheek to wear when he meets Shaw?

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