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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 an article run in the Detroit Free Press telling about the sentencing of Ebens and Nitz?

2. Who did the engineers work for who made the signs for the protest rally being organized by the ACJ?

3. When Roland Hwang was in high school, how many students - including him - were Asians?

4. When did Ebens and Nitz plead guilty?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were the only ones present at Ebens and Nitz's sentencing and why?

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

5. What businesses were shut down during the first rally for Vincent, and why was that a big deal?

6. What was VIncent's life like before he died?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ebens and Nitz claimed they attacked Vincent Chin because they were defending themselves. Why did they claim self-defense? Why did the police not believe their claims?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The police, prosecutors, and Judge Kaufman had responsibilities related to the crime and criminal case. What were the responsibilities of the police, the prosecutors, and Judge Kaufman? How did the police, the prosecutors, and Judge Kaufman fail in their responsibilities?

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