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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. How old was Helen Zia when she found her voice as a writer and activist?

2. In 1982, how many homicides were there in Highland Park?

3. What was the name of Lily Chin's father?

4. How did David Bing Hing, Chin, Vincent's father die?

5. When were Vikki and Vincent to have been married?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why could Ebens and Nitz not be retried?

2. Why were tensions between whites and Asian-American's high in 1982?

3. How did the federal government get involved in VIncent Chin's case?

4. Why did Officer Morris Cotton believe that Ebens should have been kept in jail?

5. Who was Liz Chen and how did she become involved in the justice for Vincent Chin campaign?

6. Where did Ebens find VIncent later, and how did he react?

7. What sentence did Judge Kaufman give Ebens and Nitz and why?

8. What work did Lily's great-grandfather endure when he went to America in the 1800s?

9. In 1983, how was Gary Koivu dealing with VIncent's death?

10. Why did some believe that Judge Kaufman harbored an anti-Asian bias?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Helen Zia saw an article about Vincent Chin’s death, she thought the killing might have been racially motivated. Why did Zia believe the killing might have been racially motivated?

Essay Topic 2

There was controversy regarding the tapes Liz Chan recorded of a meeting she had with Koivu, Choi, and Siroskey in May 1983. Why was there a controversy about the tapes? Why did the tapes seem to indicate that Chan had tried to coach the men and tell them what to say about events they witnessed?

Essay Topic 3

Bias is presenting information in an unfair manner regarding a person or a group. Does the author seem to present a fair representation of Vincent Chin’s killing and the various hearings and trials? Does Yoo seem to be unbiased in her presentation of information?

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