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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. In 1980, what percent of the U.S. population was Asian American?

2. In 1983, how many defendants convicted of manslaughter in Michigan received probation?

3. When did the 1967 Detroit riots begin?

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

5. In 1983, how often did Judge Kaufman say that the prosecutor appeared at sentencing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Zia create the press releases to raise awareness about VIncent Chin?

2. What statement did Vikki Wong make after the lenient sentence Ebens and Nitz received?

3. What did Helen Zia suggest they do since they could not overturn the sentencing?

4. What were Ebens and Nitz charged with, and why?

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

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

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

8. Where did Vincent go for a bachelor party, and what happened there?

9. Why could Ebens and Nitz not be retried?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The defense attorneys believed the killing was caused by toxic masculinity, not racism. Why did the defense attorneys believe the killing was caused by toxic masculinity, not racism?

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

Chinatown was dying in the 1980s. Why was Chinatown dying? Why were Vincent Chin and other men of his generation the future of Chinatown?

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