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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. According to Brown, what kind of people populate the surrounding area?

2. At what kind of religious building does the group decide to hold a fast?

3. Who donates ten thousand dollars to the Chicano Group?

4. The police spray the Chicanos with ____________.

5. What was the name of Robert's cell mate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What agreement does Brown make with Gilbert in this section?

2. What does Mickey De Silva say he remembers about the night Robert supposedly hanged himself?

3. How does Brown deal with the situation after the police have made their arrests?

4. What does Brown do after Robert's hearing?

5. What are the results of Robert's autopsy?

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

7. How does Manny claim racism has stopped him from becoming famous?

8. Why did the police arrest Robert Fernandez?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What were the lives of Mexicans like in America before the Chicano Movement existed? How did the Chicano Movement change life for Mexicans in America?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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