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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does Angela King call her nephew, Rodney?
(a) Glen.
(b) Carl.
(c) Victor.
(d) Ben.

2. What is Jason Sanford's belief about him going out in the streets after the Rodney King verdict?
(a) That he would have been called in for questioning by the police.
(b) That he might be stoned.
(c) That he probably would not have been beaten because of how he looks.
(d) That he might have been beaten terribly.

3. While confined in the hospital on morphine, Reginald Denny remembers some characters coming to see him. Who are they?
(a) Tyra Banks and Eddie Murphy.
(b) Reverend Jesse Jackson and Arsenio Hall.
(c) Oprah Winfrey and Will Smith.
(d) Denzel Washington and Lawrence Martin.

4. What statement does Garcetti make about the credibility of police officers?
(a) The environment of fear created by the acts of the police have raised the credibility of the force.
(b) The current environment of fear has made the credibility of the police somewhat more questionable.
(c) The beatings featured in the news has even intensified the police's credibility.
(d) He says that he would rather consult a crystal ball than listen to a police officer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What statement does Sergeant Duke give about the importance of choke holds?

2. To what movie does the anonymous Hollywood agent compare the scene he sees in the garage with many people running?

3. What does the video show at the beginning of the riots?

4. How does Elvira Evers describe the looting that goes on after the Rodney King verdict?

5. What is Proposition F?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Stanley K. Sheinbaum's observations on the day the verdict was given.

2. Briefly explain Rudy Salas, Sr.'s hatred of white police. Where does it come from and what continuously fuels it?

3. Describe Elaine Young's experience during the riots. Why does she frequent the hotel lounges?

4. How does Betye Saar describe the surroundings on the night of the verdict?

5. Describe Maxine Waters' reactions to the riots. What does she do, what statements does she give out, and what is her stand in general?

6. Describe Mrs. Young-soon Han's realizations about the events surrounding the Rodney King trial. Do her feelings towards America change before and after the trial? What changes happen?

7. Discuss the story of Jonathan Jackson and its significance in the story.

8. Briefly explain Gil Garcetti's theory about the magic that surrounds police officers.

9. How does Mrs. Young-soon Han describe the injustices suffered by the Korean immigrants?

10. What does "execution style" refer to? How is it significant in the story?

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