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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 Chicanos constitute _____________.

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

3. What does Brown try to explain to the group they need as well as lawyers?

4. Why are spectators cleared from the court during the St. Basil trial?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Brown tell Zanzibar in his interview?

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

5. Who is Cesar Chavez?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Brown describe Charlies's girls?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were Nixon's views on the Chicano Movement? What effect did his election to President have on the movement?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the values of the 1960s. In what ways are the characters a product of their time? How does the book express the changes America was going through at the time?

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