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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. What does Brown say he considers as part of his cultural heritage?

2. What is the jury's ruling on Robert's death?

3. In what kind of church do the the Militants have their offices?

4. Who is Brown's Chicano Legal Defense funded by?

5. What is the name of the church the three hundred Chicanos have gathered around?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems do Brown and the law students cause Cardinal McIntyre in this section?

2. Why does the mayor want to talk to Brown and the East Los Angeles Group?

3. What problems do the Chicano Militants have at the beginning of Chapter 5?

4. How does Brown become part of the Chicano Militant group?

5. Why did the police arrest Robert Fernandez?

6. What plans does Brown make in Chapter 4?

7. Describe the demonstration.

8. What is Brown's role in the march in support of the East Los Angeles Thirteen?

9. How does the author describe the area surrounding St. Basil's church?

10. How do the leaders find a way into the church?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do the students think Brown chooses the cockroach to describe his own people? Why do groups, in general, use such derogatory terms in reference to themselves?

Essay Topic 2

In what way could the Chicano Movement be described as a terrorist group? In what way have the police and society forced them to become such a group? What comment does this make about terrorist groups in general?

Essay Topic 3

How does Acosta present himself in the book? Why does he present himself in this way? Is it an accurate representation?

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