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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. What famous case did Judge Charles Older preside over?

2. Where do Brown, Gilbert, and Pelon drive to after leaving the airport?

3. Liberace tells Brown he will vote for __________.

4. Which two characters meet Brown at the Los Angeles airport?

5. Manson's supporters are known as _______________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Brown describe Charlies's girls?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Brown describe Charles Manson?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does this have on the story?

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