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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Here's A Nobody, Magic | Here's A Nobody, Hammer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Anonymous Man, what has changed between older and younger gang members?
(a) Older gang members are great conversationalists, while this skill is lost on younger gang members.
(b) Younger gang members have become louder, and tend to attract more attention than older gang members.
(c) Younger members have become much more aggressive than the older gang members.
(d) Older gang members respected their elders, but such respect has disappeared among younger members.

2. What effect does being a policeman have inside a courtroom?
(a) He seems to be surrounded by a kind of magic brought about by the respect people have for members of the police force.
(b) He always brings about riot in the courtroom because of the passionate feelings the public has towards policemen in general.
(c) He makes people stay away from courtrooms.
(d) He silences the crowd inside the courtroom because of the raw power he exudes.

3. According to Jason Sanford, who are "they"?
(a) "They" are the Mexicans, Chinese and blacks that populate his neighborhood.
(b) He does not give an explanation as to who "they" are.
(c) "They" are the cops of Los Angeles.
(d) He says that "they" represent a combination of many things for him.

4. Which particular incident after the trial makes the anonymous juror from Simi Valley most upset?
(a) Receiving a phone call from Angela King asking how he can sleep at night.
(b) Receiving a death threat from the family members of Rodney King.
(c) Receiving a letter from one angry follower of the case, asking if he knew that people were dying and burning buildings in South LA because of him.
(d) Receiving a letter from the Ku Klux Klan pledging support and inviting him to join the organization.

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 are more ideological.
(d) Black men know how to handle the politics and the environment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What comment does Jason Sanford usually get from the police about his looks?

2. Who are the "curious people"?

3. What statement does Allison make about the police and their style when it comes to killings?

4. What effect does his encounter with the police officers in 1942 have on Salas?

5. How does Michael Zinzun come to be blind in one eye?

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