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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. What statement does Sergeant Charles Duke give about Officer Powell's use of his police baton?
(a) Officer Powell was not using his polce baton effectively.
(b) The police baton Officer Powell was using was substandard and therefore offered no force.
(c) Officer Powell is an expert at the use of police baton.
(d) Officer Powell shouldn't have been allowed to use the police baton at all.
2. Who are the "curious people"?
(a) They are the bag ladies loitering the streets of Los Angeles.
(b) They are the gangs of Los Angeles whom Stanley K. Sheinbaum had a chance to talk to.
(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.
3. What name does Angela King call her nephew, Rodney?
(a) Glen.
(b) Victor.
(c) Carl.
(d) Ben.
4. Where does Salas' father's hatred of gringos stem from?
(a) From his childhood, when he was being bullied by gringos in his hometown.
(b) From fighting against the gringos when Pershing went after Pancho Villa in Chihuahua.
(c) From being brainstormed by his wife, who had a bad experience with gringos.
(d) From the fact that gringos are unreasonable people, as he experienced in his encounter with them in Mexico.
5. According to Cornel West, why do gunfighters become heroes?
(a) Because of the number of people they have killed.
(b) Because of their guns, and being a gunfighter is equated to being tough.
(c) Because gunfighters usually have high moral standards.
(d) Because of their experience in fighting.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Rudy Salas, Sr. refer to his feelings of racism?
2. What comment does Jason Sanford usually get from the police about his looks?
3. According to Mike Davis, what does the gang truce signify?
4. How does Angela King react whenever she talks about the beating of her nephew and of his condition?
5. According to Jason Sanford, who are "they"?
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