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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Here's A Nobody, Carmen | Here's A Nobody, Where the Water Is.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Theresa Allison, what event prompts her to start the Mothers Reclaiming Our Children (Mothers ROC) group?
(a) The finalization of her divorce with her husband.
(b) The weakening of the dollar in the international market.
(c) The killing of her nephew, Tiny, in 1991.
(d) The addiction of one of her sons to drugs.

2. What theory does the scholar Cornel West give on gangsterism?
(a) Gangsterism is an ideology created by people who have lost all hope.
(b) Gangsterism arises from the frontier myth and the myth of the gunfighter in American history.
(c) Gangsterism is a lousy excuse for unacceptable behavior.
(d) Gangsterism is overrated in general.

3. What are "choke holds"?
(a) It is a choker worn by a police officer to identify him as an expert in choke methods.
(b) These are upper body control holds which the LAPD used in the past.
(c) These are the techniques in using a police baton effectively.
(d) It is a slang for choking a subject to death.

4. What is the vision in the early 1960s, according to Mike Davis?
(a) Black kids should be given twice the challenges that white kids endure.
(b) Black kids can be surfers, too.
(c) Black kids should be separated from white kids.
(d) Black kids should be given special treatment.

5. What name does Angela King call her nephew, Rodney?
(a) Ben.
(b) Victor.
(c) Glen.
(d) Carl.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Angela King describe their upbringing when it comes to the issue of racism?

2. According to the Anonymous Man, what has changed between older and younger gang members?

3. What statement does Sergeant Duke give about the importance of choke holds?

4. There was once a demonstration of 850 people, including Spanish and white people. What is the event that precedes the demonstration?

5. According to Cornel West, what difference do black men have over black women, which therefore makes them heroes?

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