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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. How much did one witness say that Ebens and Nitz paid him to help them find Vincent?

3. How old was lawyer James Shimoura in 1983?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did the federal government get involved in VIncent Chin's case?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Chapter titles are a way to structure a narrative. How does Yoo use chapter titles? How do chapter titles help provide structure in From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry? Do chapter titles help readers anticipate the information Yoo will be providing in a chapter or section?

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