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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. Whom did the police alert about the possibility of trouble at the the church?

2. What does Brown call a racist institution?

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

4. What are the names of the two street nuns?

5. How do David and Brown know each other?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is Cesar Chavez?

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

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

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

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

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

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

What does a movement such as the Chicano Movement need to make itself heard? Did the Chicano Movement do enough to make the public aware of them? What more could they have done?

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

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

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