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

2. What does Brown question the rector about?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Brown tell Zanzibar in his interview?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Brown describe Charles Manson?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Examine each person's importance to the Chicano Movement: Brown, Gilbert, Zanzibar, and Corky.

Essay Topic 3

Why did Brown want to become a criminal lawyer? What are Brown's strengths and weaknesses as a lawyer?

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