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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 Mike Davis, what does the gang truce signify?
(a) That there is a generation that refuses to commit suicide.
(b) That there is still hope among the youth of today.
(c) That the youth of today value their parents very much.
(d) That the youth of today are intelligent human beings who think about society.

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

3. 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.

4. What comment does Jason Sanford usually get from the police about his looks?
(a) That he looked like a responsible all-American white boy.
(b) He has not received any comment from the police about his looks.
(c) That his looks will always lead him into trouble.
(d) That he looked so young for his age.

5. How does Mike Davis describe the gang truce he has witnessed?
(a) An act in survival.
(b) Politically motivated.
(c) Staged.
(d) Miraculous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jason Sanford's belief about him going out in the streets after the Rodney King verdict?

2. What does Michael Zinzun do with his time?

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

4. According to Cornel West, why do gunfighters become heroes?

5. What theory does the scholar Cornel West give on gangsterism?

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