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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the date of the tapes from a meeting that Liza Chan had with Vincent Chin's friends?
(a) May 1983.
(b) April 1983.
(c) June 1983.
(d) March 1983.

2. What time did Nitz leave work on June 19, 1982?
(a) 5:30 p.m.
(b) 4 p.m.
(c) 5 p.m.
(d) 4:30 p.m.

3. In Chapter 29, when did Ebens take the stand?
(a) June 20, 1984.
(b) June 19, 1984.
(c) June 18, 1984.
(d) June 17, 1984.

4. When Judge Anna Diggs Taylor graduated from Yale Law School, how many other women graduated with a law degree?
(a) 2.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 9.

5. In Chapter 34, how long was it before Liz Chan was able to talk about the trial?
(a) 30 years.
(b) Over 35 years.
(c) About 20 years.
(d) 25 years.

6. How long after Lily came to America did she become a citizen?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 6 years.

7. When was The Fancy Pants Club establlished as a movie palace?
(a) 1923.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1921.

8. In Chapter 34, when was the verdict announced?
(a) April 30, 1987.
(b) May 3, 1987.
(c) May 2, 1987.
(d) May 1, 1987.

9. How long did Sharon Fleming say she had been working at the Fancy Pants when Vincent Chin's bachelor party showed up?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 15 months.
(d) 2 days.

10. When did the court of appeals agree to overturn Ebens' conviction?
(a) September 30, 1986.
(b) September 1, 1986.
(c) September 11, 1986.
(d) September 22, 1986.

11. How many years did Ebens work at Chrysler?
(a) 17.
(b) 19.
(c) 21.
(d) 18.

12. When was the jury sworn in for the federal civil rights trial?
(a) June 10, 1984.
(b) June 12, 1984.
(c) June 9, 1984.
(d) June 11, 1984.

13. What did Koivu testify that he and Bob Siroskey grabbed to protect themselves when Ebens and Nitz pulled a baseball bat from their car trunk?
(a) Kettleball.
(b) Exercise weights.
(c) Tire iron.
(d) Lead pipe.

14. In Chapter 30, how long did it take for the prosecution and defense to deliver their final closing arguments?
(a) 4 1/2 hours.
(b) 4 hours.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 3 1/2 hours.

15. Where was the rabbi from who criticized the acquittal in Chapter 34?
(a) Birmingham.
(b) Northville.
(c) West Bloomfield.
(d) Franklin.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 27, when did Lily Chin take the stand?

2. In Chapter 21, what percent of the possible jury pool were Black or hispanic?

3. When did Eaman's grandfather become Detroit's police commissioner?

4. How old was Bob Siroskey in 1982?

5. How long had Miriam Siefer been at the federal public defender's office when the Vincent Chin killing happened?

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