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The Pelican Brief
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Question 1 of 12
How many Supreme Court justices are murdered?
A
2
B
1
C
3
D
4
Question 2 of 12
What is the theory of Darby Shaw's "pelican brief"?
A
Businessman Victor Mattiece is seeking revenge against the justices for ruling against him
B
Businessman Victor Mattiece wants to make sure the President is reelected
C
Businessman Victor Mattiece wants to make sure he can develop his oil field
D
Businessman Victor Mattiece wants to hunt rare pelicans for their beautiful feathers
Question 3 of 12
Where is Darby Shaw at the end of the book?
A
Back at law school in New Orleans
B
At her New York City apartment
C
Clerking for the Supreme Court
D
On a beach in the Virgin Islands
Question 4 of 12
How is Darby Shaw's boyfriend Thomas Callahan killed?
A
A car bomb
B
Poisoned food
C
Strangulation
D
A poisoned drink
Question 5 of 12
What evidence did attorney Curtis Morgan have that supported the pelican brief theory?
A
He overheard a phone call between two attorneys identifying the justices that were later murdered
B
A note between partners at his firm identifying the justices that were later murdered
C
He worked for businessman Victor Mattiece and recorded their conversation
D
He was clerking for one of the justices and came across a note threatening the justice
Question 6 of 12
Besides their romantic relationship, how does Darby Shaw know Thomas Callahan?
A
They clerked together for the Supreme Court
B
They worked together at the same law firm
C
They are classmates at law school
D
He is a law professor and she is a student in his class
Question 7 of 12
Why doesn't the President want Darby Shaw's theory of the murders of the justices investigated?
A
He is friends with Prof. Callahan
B
He is worried more justices will then be murdered
C
He thinks it will be a waste of time
D
He is worried it might hurt his reelection campaign
Question 8 of 12
Where does Darby Shaw find evidence to support her pelican brief theory?
A
Her law school locker
B
At a newspaper office
C
A law office file cabinet
D
A bank lock-box
Question 9 of 12
Who writes the pelican brief?
A
Law professor Thomas Callahan
B
Newspaper reporter Gray Gantham
C
Attorney Curtis Morgan
D
Law student Darby Shaw
Question 10 of 12
How were the murdered justices identified as the justices that should be killed?
A
The chief of staff told attorneys at a law firm
B
A newspaper reporter proposed their names
C
The President told his friend
D
Attorneys at a D.C. law firm suggested their names
Question 11 of 12
Who gives Darby Shaw access to the secret place hiding evidence for her brief?
A
The President
B
An attorney's wife
C
A Supreme Court justice
D
Her professor Thomas Callahan
Question 12 of 12
Darby Shaw works with a reporter from which newspaper?
A
The Washington Post
B
The Wall Street Journal
C
The New York Times
D
The Washington Times
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