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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 was the jury sworn in for the federal civil rights trial?

2. When Judge Anna Diggs Taylor graduated from Yale Law School, how many other women graduated with a law degree?

3. In Chapter 31, how many hours did the jury deliberate?

4. What was the unemployment rate in Michigan in 1982?

5. At the start of the night on June 19, 1982, how many beers did Ebens testify that he drank?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were Morris Cotton and Michael Gardenhire at McDonald's when VIncent was killed?

2. What language issue did Chan believe gave the impression that she was coaching the witnesses in her May 1983 meeting?

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

4. Where did Nitz work in 1982 and how long had he worked there?

5. When Ebens testified at the civil rights trial, what did he say about killing Chin?

6. How and why were the tapes from Lisa Chan's May 1983 meeting played in court?

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

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

9. What was the jury's decision in Chapter 31, and what was Ebens' sentence?

10. When and why was the Fancy Pants Club closed?

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

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

Mood is an element that evokes feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a narrative. What is the overall mood of From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry?

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