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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 is Brown's suitcase never searched when he enters the courthouse?

2. For whom does Roland work?

3. Why does the judge order Brown into custody for the second time?

4. What does Brown want to do after the trial?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does Brown play in the UCLA rally?

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

3. What problems occur on the first day of the St. Basil Thirteen hearing?

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

5. What claims does Brown make about Zanzibar's murder?

6. What does Brown promise to do after the trial in Chapter 15?

7. How was Zanzibar killed?

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

9. Describe Brown's time at the New County jail at the end of the section.

10. What does Brown do at the nightclub in Mexico?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

How did the politics of the sixties change America? How does Acosta express these changes in his book?

Essay Topic 3

What evidence suggests the police could have killed Fernandez? How will it affect the Chicano Movement if the police are found guilty of murder?

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