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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. In Chapter 33, how long was Ebens' second civil rights trial?

2. How long had Larry Robinson worked for the Highland Park Police Department in 1982?

3. In Chapter 30, how many witnesses testified at the civil rights trial?

4. How old was Morris Cotton in 1982?

5. When was the jury sworn in for the federal civil rights trial?

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. What was Judge Anna Diggs Taylor's background?

3. What inspired Miriam Siefer to pursue a career in law?

4. Why did Eaman indicate in his closing remarks to the jury in Chapter 30 that the killing was a case of toxic masculinity?

5. Why did prosecutor Theodore Merritt believe the baseball bat needed to be used as evidence during the civil rights trial?

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

7. What was the makeup of the jury and their decision in Chapter 34?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not a biography?

Essay Topic 3

The defense and prosecuting attorneys used legal maneuvering to present their clients in the best possible light. How did the defense and prosecuting attorneys use legal maneuvering to present their clients in the best possible light? Why was legal maneuvering important and how did it benefit their clients?

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