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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. Who are the "curious people"?
(a) They are the gangs of Los Angeles whom Stanley K. Sheinbaum had a chance to talk to.
(b) They are the bag ladies loitering the streets of Los Angeles.
(c) They are the old ladies in the neighborhood of Los Angeles, who tend to pry in all the happenings around them.
(d) They are the kids of Los Angeles who have an overwhelming curiosity about everything around them.

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

3. How does Rudy Salas, Sr. refer to his feelings of racism?
(a) Fanaticism.
(b) Fantasy.
(c) Insanity.
(d) Epiphany.

4. What is Jason Sanford's belief about him going out in the streets after the Rodney King verdict?
(a) That he might have been beaten terribly.
(b) That he might be stoned.
(c) That he would have been called in for questioning by the police.
(d) That he probably would not have been beaten because of how he looks.

5. According to Cornel West, what difference do black men have over black women, which therefore makes them heroes?
(a) Black men defy authority while black women cannot.
(b) Black men are more obedient to the laws of the land.
(c) Black men know how to handle the politics and the environment.
(d) Black men are more ideological.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mike Davis, what does the gang truce signify?

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

3. How does Mike Davis describe the gang truce he has witnessed?

4. How much does Michael Zinzun get from the trial in which the city is ordered to pay him?

5. What name does Angela King call her nephew, Rodney?

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