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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 many potential jurors were dismissed in Chapter 21 before they had already made up their minds about the case?
2. How long did the jury deliberate in Chapter 34?
3. How long did Sharon Fleming say she had been working at the Fancy Pants when Vincent Chin's bachelor party showed up?
4. What was the entrance fee for the Fancy Pants Club?
5. When Choi and Vincent waited outside the McDonald's what did they have as a makeshift defense weapon?
Short Essay Questions
1. What language issue did Chan believe gave the impression that she was coaching the witnesses in her May 1983 meeting?
2. Why was Ebens' second trial moved to Cincinnati?
3. What happened after Vincent challenged Ebens to another fight in the parking lot?
4. How and why were the tapes from Lisa Chan's May 1983 meeting played in court?
5. Why did the defense and prosecution disagree about having Lily Chin testify at the civil rights hearing?
6. What appointment did President Jimmy Carter give Judge Taylor?
7. When Ebens testified at the civil rights trial, what did he say about killing Chin?
8. How did Harold Fitzgerald end up testifying in Chapter 26?
9. Why did Starlene Rudolph, a dancer at the Fancy Pants Club, refuse Vincent's tip?
10. Who evaluated the appeal of Ebens' defense team, and what was their decision?
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
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?
Essay Topic 3
Defense attorneys believed the conclusion that the killing was racially motivated was faulty. What logic was used to try to prove that the killing was racially motivated? Why did the defense attorneys believe the conclusion that the killing was racially motivated was faulty? What holes did they see in the logic used to try to prove racism played a part in Vincent’s death?
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