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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 did the Department of Justice change the venue for Ebens' second trial?

2. How long did Lily's testimony last in Chapter 27?

3. What was the entrance fee for the Fancy Pants Club?

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

5. How long after Lily came to America did she become a citizen?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why did the defense and prosecution disagree about having Lily Chin testify at the civil rights hearing?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? What idiom did Liz Chan not understand during a meeting she had with Koivu, Choi, and Siroskey? How did Liza Chan’s misinterpretation of an idiom cause the jury to return with a not guilty charge during the second civil rights trial? Why can it be important to understand idioms?

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