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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. Where does Brown say he wants to go to write?

2. Who fires Cardinal McIntyre at the end of this section?

3. What kind of target does Brown say they need to find?

4. According to Brown, who was picketing the Safeway store?

5. What is the name of the Los Angles mayor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems does Bobby Kennedy's death cause the Chicano militants?

2. Why do the Chicano groups not support the militants' attack on St. Basil's church?

3. Why does the court issue a restraining order against the East LA Thirteen?

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

5. Why does Brown decide to move away from his sister?

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

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

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

9. What does the prisoner testify about the blankets?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who were the Chicano militant leaders? What were their role in the Chicano Movement? How does Acosta represent each one in the book? How do these representations contribute to the book's overall meaning?

Essay Topic 2

Look at the generation gap between the younger and the older characters. What different experiences do both generations go through? What problems is the generation gap causing the characters? Is the generational gap expressed in the book particularly wide during this time, or is a wide generational gap common to all ages?

Essay Topic 3

Why did Brown want to become a criminal lawyer? What are Brown's strengths and weaknesses as a lawyer?

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