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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 is Alfred Alacran's role in court?

2. For which of the following crimes are the Tooner Flats Seven on trial?

3. What kind of dangerous weapons do the people staying at Brown's house have?

4. Brown refers to the Chicanos as ___________.

5. What famous person is Brown introduced to in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Brown think that Gilbert has no right to question him about Mexico?

2. How was Zanzibar killed?

3. What is the eventual outcome of the trial in Chapter 12?

4. What victory has Brown won at the end of Chapter 16?

5. What information does the juror give Brown in Chapter 12?

6. Who is Cesar Chavez?

7. Why does the judge have both Brown and the defendants arrested in this section?

8. Why is the courtroom watching a color film at the beginning of Chapter 15?

9. How do Brown and the others decide to avenge Robert's death?

10. According to Brown, why does he like Roland Zanzibar?

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

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 3

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

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