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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Justice, Lucia.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Michael Zinzun come to be blind in one eye?
(a) Michael Zinzun is not at all blind in one eye.
(b) During a riot, one of the policemen hit him in the eye with a flashlight.
(c) He was frying pancakes one time and the sizzling butter zinged his right eye.
(d) In one of the riots he attended, there was a stray bullet which hit him on the left eye.

2. What assurance does Walter Park hold on to, despite the fact that his wife is not expressive?
(a) She loves him even though she does not express it well.
(b) Their home cannot be touched by the rioters.
(c) They have a life insurance policy.
(d) She will never leave him for another man.

3. What organization does Maxine Waters chair?
(a) Congressional Black Caucus.
(b) Women's Liberation Society.
(c) Caucus Against Violence.
(d) Rage Against White People Organization.

4. According to Elaine Brown, where should people base their commitment if they want real change in society?
(a) Hate.
(b) Love.
(c) Lust.
(d) Anger.

5. What statement does Peter Sellars give about the situation in the city?
(a) It was like being in a festival.
(b) It was like bungee-jumping.
(c) It was like being incinerated.
(d) It was like being in a merry-go-round.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the "curious people"?

2. What gun does Owen Smet start people out with?

3. What is a "deadeye"?

4. According to Mrs. Park, how do the police come to know Mr. Park in the Compton area?

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

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