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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does the membership at the Beverly Hills Gun Club increase after the riots?
(a) Twenty percent.
(b) Forty percent.
(c) Thirty percent.
(d) Fifty percent.

2. Who is with Betye Saar on the day the verdict is handed out?
(a) Her sister Roo.
(b) Her brother Buster.
(c) Her student Darby.
(d) Her friend Tony.

3. What particular word does Paula Weinstein use in her press release that is objected to by the entertainment industry people?
(a) Upset.
(b) Upheaval.
(c) Uprising.
(d) Uptown.

4. How many SWAT teams are sent to arrest Lance Parker?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

5. What statement does Hami Bhabha make about twilight?
(a) Everyone should consider reading the twilight.
(b) We see the sharp outlines visible in daylight when we look at the disturbance in twilight.
(c) There is no such thing as twilight.
(d) Twilight is an overrated, abused term.

6. What issues does Maxine Waters confront the President about?
(a) Addiction and crime.
(b) Unemployment, hopelessness, and despair.
(c) Lack of housing programs.
(d) Insufficient educational budget.

7. Who is Harland W. Braun defending in the Rodney King trial?
(a) Chris Oh.
(b) Lance Parker.
(c) Reginald Denny.
(d) Theodore Briseno.

8. How does Otis Chandler feel towards improving things around him?
(a) Things are not hopeless nor can everything be improved by throwing money around.
(b) Things are hopeless now no matter how much money there is.
(c) He does not make any statement about the issue.
(d) Things can only be improved by throwing money around.

9. What does twilight force us to be aware of?
(a) That we are all but human.
(b) That there are limited resources at any given time.
(c) That there is an agreement between cosmic and actual events.
(d) How we project ourselves into a situation and how we are part of an event.

10. According to Betye Saar, how do some people view magic?
(a) Magic is always well-accepted.
(b) It is considered an entertainment.
(c) Saar did not say anything about the sky that night.
(d) It is the work of Satan.

11. According to Twilight Bey, what does "light" in the word "twilight" symbolize?
(a) The cranes flying at dusk.
(b) The afterlife.
(c) The shadow he makes at daytime.
(d) Knowledge and wisdom in the Koran and Holy Bible.

12. According to Hami Bhabha, what are the people trying to understand?
(a) The serenity of the riots.
(b) The complete control of the police force over the rioters.
(c) The ambivalence of what happened in Los Angeles.
(d) The calm among government officials.

13. What is the wrong perception about Daryl Gates' whereabouts when the disturbances begin?
(a) He was in church when in fact he was at home.
(b) He was reading a story to preschoolers when in fact he was at home.
(c) He was in a meeting with other policemen when in fact he was at home.
(d) He was at a fundraiser when in fact he was in a meeting about Proposition F.

14. What report does Maxine Waters refer to that discusses the ills of society, among others?
(a) Kerner Commission Report.
(b) Gates Commission Report.
(c) Report Against Police Violence.
(d) Waters Commission Report.

15. Why is Twilight Bey nicknamed "Twilight"?
(a) He is an albino.
(b) He is afraid of the sunlight.
(c) He stays out all night until the sun comes out.
(d) He does not go out during the daytime.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do people tell Gladis Sibrian while she is growing up?

2. What is Gladis Sibrian's nom de guerre?

3. Where does Owen Smet get his training to become a deadeye?

4. In what particular division is there no riot-related death, as is discovered by Gilmour?

5. Where are the female student's parents during the riots?

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