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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. How do David and Brown know each other?

2. Who testifies that the Chicanos are a class of people?

3. What is the name of the sheriff taking part in the trial in Chapter 15?

4. Brown says he objects to ____________.

5. Where does the undercover policeman testify about attending a meeting?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Brown describe Charles Manson?

3. What problems is Brown having with the police while in Mexico?

4. Why does Brown decide against giving a closing argument?

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

6. What does Fernando Sumaya tell the court in his testimony?

7. What tragedy does Brown find out has happened in Los Angeles while he has been in Mexico?

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

9. What does Brown say in his closing speech in Chapter 12?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Brown's character to the person he was at the beginning of the book to who he is at the end.

1) What did Brown hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2) What events change Brown's ideas about life?

3) How has Brown's character changed by the end of the book?

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

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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