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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. Who suggested that they let people know that it was the verdict was wrong even if they could not change it?

2. Where were Vincent and Vikki planning to go on their honeymoon?

3. Where did Liz Chan get her undergraduate degree?

4. How many days in jail did Henry Yee say you could get for killing a dog?

5. Where was Congressman Norman Mineta and his family imprisoned during World War II?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where did Vikki come from and what was she like as a teen and young woman?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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