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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 does Dave do for a living?

2. What are Brown and the group doing around a lake near Edwards AFB?

3. What name does Brown say he will give if the police catch him?

4. What is the name of the bar Manny owns?

5. Where does Brown travel to meet Cesar Chavez?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the area surrounding St. Basil's church?

2. What problems does Bobby Kennedy's death cause the Chicano militants?

3. How do the leaders find a way into the church?

4. How does Brown become part of the Chicano Militant group?

5. How does Brown deal with the situation after the police have made their arrests?

6. What agreement does Brown make with Gilbert in this section?

7. What does Brown do after Robert's hearing?

8. What does the prisoner testify about the blankets?

9. How does Manny claim racism has stopped him from becoming famous?

10. What does Brown arrange at the coroner's office?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were Bobby Kennedy's views on the Chicano Movement? What effect did his death have on the movement? How would the movement have developed if Kennedy had been elected President?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Brown's character to the person he was at the beginning of the book to who he is at the end.

1) What did Brown hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2) What events change Brown's ideas about life?

3) How has Brown's character changed by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Why did Brown want to become a criminal lawyer? What are Brown's strengths and weaknesses as a lawyer?

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