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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. When did Ebens and Nitz plead guilty?

2. During the fight in the bar, where was Michael Nitz injured?

3. When did a federal grand jury indict Ebens and Nitz?

4. How many days after Eben and Nitz's sentencing did group of Asian American meet in the back room of the Golden Star?

5. In Chapter 13, how many days after Judge Kaufman's sentencing did Chrysler fire Ebens from his job?

Short Essay Questions

1. In 1980, what percent of U.S. population was Asian Americans?

2. What type of wedding and honeymoon were Vikki and Vincent planning?

3. Why could Ebens and Nitz not be retried?

4. What were David and Lily's lives lilke when they came to America?

5. Why did Lily and David adopt Vincent?

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

7. Where was the bat that killed Vincent Chin kept?

8. How was the American Citizens for Justice organization created?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There were mixed reactions to the verdict in the second civil rights trial. What mixed reactions were there to the verdict in the second civil rights trial? Why did Lily feel her life was over after she heard the verdict?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Defense attorneys believed the conclusion that the killing was racially motivated was faulty. What logic was used to try to prove that the killing was racially motivated? Why did the defense attorneys believe the conclusion that the killing was racially motivated was faulty? What holes did they see in the logic used to try to prove racism played a part in Vincent’s death?

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