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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. What is Verheek to wear when he meets Shaw?

2. How does Shaw get to Newark?

3. Who does Shaw see after leaving the bed and breakfast on Sunday morning?

4. Who kills Verheek?

5. Which two law firms in D.C. does Shaw say work for Mattiece?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Victor Mattiece and his eccentricities.

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

5. How did Shaw get away from Stump?

6. What bad news does Coal share with the President on Monday morning?

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

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

9. Lewis wondered how Verheek could go down for a simple funeral and end up dead. Explain how that happened.

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

The President and Coal are very worried about the pelican brief and what might happen if the brief would become public. Explain why the pelican brief was such a liability for the President and for Coal.

Essay Topic 2

Compare the knowledge that Shaw and Garcia had regarding the Rosenberg and Jensen murders. Also discuss how they obtained their information.

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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