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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. To what movie does the anonymous Hollywood agent compare the scene he sees in the garage with many people running?

2. What is Jason Sanford's belief about him going out in the streets after the Rodney King verdict?

3. According to Cornel West, what difference do black men have over black women, which therefore makes them heroes?

4. According to Katie Miller, who does the looting in the Korean stores?

5. How much fine does Julio Menjivar have to pay as a result of his arrest?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Salas' feelings of racism, and how it affects his daily life.

2. Describe the thoughts running through the head of one particular female student from the University of Southern California.

3. Describe Stanley K. Sheinbaum's observations on the day the verdict was given.

4. Describe Chung Lee, who he is, and how he was affected by the Rodney King riots.

5. What is a "Jungian Collective Unconscious"? Where is this discovered?

6. Discuss Twilight Bey's observations during the night.

7. What does Chris Oh say about his father's condition? How does he feel?

8. Describe Mrs. Young-soon Han's realizations about the events surrounding the Rodney King trial. Do her feelings towards America change before and after the trial? What changes happen?

9. How does Angela King come to be the speaker for the King family? What sustains her passion in her fight for justice?

10. What does "lightning but no rain" refer to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Rodney King story affected the whole nation. Is it something that happened because of the timing, i.e. even if it was not Rodney King there would have been some other event that would have resulted in the same outrage and riots, meaning to imply that society at that time was ripe for a disturbance? Or is it unique to the issue, which would have resulted in the same results even in a different time?

Essay Topic 2

Rudy Salas Sr. refers to his feelings of racism as "insanity". Is it really some form of insanity, and if so, what is it? Is it paranoia, dementia, phobia, addiction, mania, depression, or some other type? Doesn't the fact that he can look at it from an objective manner indicate that he is rational about it? Why does he want to call it insanity, then? Is it just a convenient excuse to act the way he does? Are there many others like him in the story? Describe these other characters briefly.

Essay Topic 3

An anonymous juror from the Simi Valley describes the ordeal he had to go through as a result of his jury duty in the Rodney King trials. What are the drivers for his actions? Is it cowardice? A need to protect his family? What could have been the best solution/compromise for this juror? Is his jury duty worth the changes that happen from the trial?

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