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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 the name of the undercover police officer at the trial?

2. Brown decided that he didn't want to attend the demonstration in August because ___________________.

3. What does Brown try to explain to the group they need as well as lawyers?

4. How do David and Brown know each other?

5. At which university does Brown attend a protest rally?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Brown, why does he like Roland Zanzibar?

2. What victory has Brown won at the end of Chapter 16?

3. What does Brown tell Zanzibar in his interview?

4. What claims does Brown make about Zanzibar's murder?

5. Describe Brown's time at the New County jail at the end of the section.

6. How was Zanzibar killed?

7. Why does Brown think it is a good idea for him to write a book?

8. What information does the juror give Brown in Chapter 12?

9. What problems is Brown having with the police while in Mexico?

10. What problems does Brown say he has with Grand Juries?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the values of the 1960s. In what ways are the characters a product of their time? How does the book express the changes America was going through at the time?

Essay Topic 3

Look at the generation gap between the younger and the older characters. What different experiences do both generations go through? What problems is the generation gap causing the characters? Is the generational gap expressed in the book particularly wide during this time, or is a wide generational gap common to all ages?

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