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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. How long had Miriam Siefer been at the federal public defender's office when the Vincent Chin killing happened?

2. How long did the jury deliberate in Chapter 34?

3. How many potential jurors were dismissed in Chapter 21 before they had already made up their minds about the case?

4. Who was the jury foreman in Chapter 34?

5. In 1982, how long had Nitz worked part-time at Art Van Furniture?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened after Vincent challenged Ebens to another fight in the parking lot?

2. What was the purpose of the federal trial for Vincent Chin's murder?

3. When Ebens' defense team filed an appeal, what claims did they make?

4. How did Harold Fitzgerald end up testifying in Chapter 26?

5. When and where was a fifth-anniversary commeoration of Vincent's death held?

6. In Chapter 27, how did Lily describe how Vincent spent Saturday, June 19, 1982?

7. Why was Ebens' second trial moved to Cincinnati?

8. Why did Starlene Rudolph, a dancer at the Fancy Pants Club, refuse Vincent's tip?

9. What appointment did President Jimmy Carter give Judge Taylor?

10. Why did Frank Eaman have doubts about how Ebens was being portrayed in the media?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Setting is the place and time where a narrative takes place. What is the setting in From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

Essay Topic 3

The defense attorneys believed the killing was caused by toxic masculinity, not racism. Why did the defense attorneys believe the killing was caused by toxic masculinity, not racism?

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