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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. Why does Armas tell his men to leave Brown?

2. Chavez is participating in ___________.

3. On what day do the students hold the protest at St. Basil's?

4. With what are thirteen of the Chicano Militants being charged?

5. In which part of Los Angeles do the Chicano Militants live?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Robert family refuse to believe that Robert hanged himself?

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

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

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

5. Why is the Belmont hotel a place for Brown to live?

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

7. Why did the police arrest Robert Fernandez?

8. Describe the demonstration.

9. Describe the meeting between Brown and the Chicano Militants in this section?

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

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does this have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What were Bobby Kennedy's views on the Chicano Movement? What effect did his death have on the movement? How would the movement have developed if Kennedy had been elected President?

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