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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. Brown says the court has no jurisdiction because of ______________.

2. Why do the St. Basil Twenty One have a special room?

3. Brown is annoyed that ___________ are not selected to serve on the Grand Jury.

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

5. Brown says he objects to ____________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Brown tell Zanzibar in his interview?

3. What problems does Brown say he has with Grand Juries?

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

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

6. Why does Brown think it is a good idea for him to write a book?

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

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

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

10. How does Brown describe Charles Manson?

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

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 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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