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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Eaman's grandfather become Detroit's police commissioner?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1938.

2. When did Judge Taylor spend a summer in Mississippi to help register Black voters?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1964.

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

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

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

6. How old was Bob Siroskey in 1982?
(a) 21.
(b) 24.
(c) 22.
(d) 23.

7. When did attorneys deliver their closing statements to the jury for Ebens' second civil rights trial?
(a) April 1, 1987.
(b) April 30, 1987.
(c) May 24, 1987.
(d) May 19, 1987.

8. To what Circuit Court of Appeals did Ebens' defense team file an appeal?
(a) 4th.
(b) 3rd.
(c) 5th.
(d) 6th.

9. How long did Lily's testimony last in Chapter 27?
(a) 8 minutes.
(b) 7 minutes.
(c) 6 minutes.
(d) 5 minutes.

10. What type of car did the bartender drive Ebens home in on June 19, 1982?
(a) Porsche.
(b) Mustang.
(c) Camaro.
(d) Corvette.

11. What was the unemployment rate in Michigan in 1982?
(a) 17%.
(b) 22%.
(c) 11%.
(d) 27%.

12. When the Detroit Free Press ran an article about Ebens' retrial, who was shown comforting Lily in a photo that ran with the article?
(a) Mabel Lim and James Shimoura.
(b) Roland Hwang.
(c) Kin Yee and Helen Zia.
(d) Liz Chan.

13. What did Miriam Siefer major in at the University of Michigan?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) History.
(c) Sociology.
(d) Psychology.

14. In Chapter 21, what percent of the possible jury pool were Black or hispanic?
(a) 5 or 10%.
(b) 20 or 25%.
(c) 10 or 15%.
(d) 15 or 20%.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many potential jurors were dismissed in Chapter 21 before they had already made up their minds about the case?

2. How old was Jimmy Perry in 1982?

3. How old was Morris Cotton in 1982?

4. In 1982, how long had Racine Colwell worked at the Fancy Pants in 1982?

5. When did the court of appeals agree to overturn Ebens' conviction?

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