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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. Who were the Detroit Tigers playing on June 19, 1982?

2. What was Michael Gardenhire eating when he saw Ebens standing over Victor with a baseball bat?

3. How did Bob Siroskey know Vincent?

4. Who was the jury foreman in Chapter 34?

5. What time did Nitz leave work on June 19, 1982?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What was Judge Anna Diggs Taylor's background?

9. Who evaluated the appeal of Ebens' defense team, and what was their decision?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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