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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 Judge Kaufman agree to reexamine the sentence for Ebens and Nitz?

2. When, as a young married couple, did Mable and Ray Lim struggle to find white landlords who would rent to them?

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

4. How old was Vincent when he was adopted by Lily and David Chin?

5. When did Lily have a miscarriage and learn that she could not have other children?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Ebens' life like after the sentencing?

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

3. Why did Lily and David adopt Vincent?

4. What was Vincent's condition by the time he arrived at Henry Ford Hospital?

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

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

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

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

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

The defense and prosecuting attorneys used legal maneuvering to present their clients in the best possible light. How did the defense and prosecuting attorneys use legal maneuvering to present their clients in the best possible light? Why was legal maneuvering important and how did it benefit their clients?

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

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? What idiom did Liz Chan not understand during a meeting she had with Koivu, Choi, and Siroskey? How did Liza Chan’s misinterpretation of an idiom cause the jury to return with a not guilty charge during the second civil rights trial? Why can it be important to understand idioms?

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