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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The War Zone, That's Another Story | The War Zone, Godzilla.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Josie Morales' husband want to go inside and stop watching?
(a) He was afraid that Rodney King might call to them for help.
(b) He was afraid that they might be seen and be involved.
(c) He was afraid to watch because he grew up in Mexico where police abuse is prevalent.
(d) He was afraid that they will be asked to testify in the trial.

2. What does Michael Zinzun do with his time?
(a) He devotes himself to looking for ways to make the city pay the civilian.
(b) He devotes himself to fighting police abuse.
(c) He devotes himself to looking for a cure for blindness.
(d) He devotes himself to organizing riots against policemen.

3. How does Stephen, Salas' son, handle his encounter with the policeman in which the policeman put a gun to his head?
(a) He made a complaint about the policeman in the nearest police station.
(b) He told his father about it as soon as he came home.
(c) He wrote to all the major dailies to tell them of the abuse.
(d) Stephen did not tell his father right away.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What statement does Garcetti make about the credibility of police officers?

2. According to Big Al, what could Denny have been trying to do by driving his truck down a residential street?

3. In what language does Chung Lee tell his story?

4. According to Reginald Denny, why do people become upset whenever he gets his truck off the freeway?

5. While confined in the hospital on morphine, Reginald Denny remembers some characters coming to see him. Who are they?

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