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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. According to Mike Davis, what does the gang truce signify?
(a) That there is a generation that refuses to commit suicide.
(b) That the youth of today value their parents very much.
(c) That the youth of today are intelligent human beings who think about society.
(d) That there is still hope among the youth of today.

2. According to Oh, what significant function does the frontal lobe of the brain perform?
(a) It lets a person smell.
(b) It enables a person to distinguish colors.
(c) It pumps blood from the heart to the brain.
(d) It is where learning skills and a person's basic characteristics are.

3. 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 know how to handle the politics and the environment.
(c) Black men are more ideological.
(d) Black men are more obedient to the laws of the land.

4. There was once a demonstration of 850 people, including Spanish and white people. What is the event that precedes the demonstration?
(a) The general assembly of the police in the area.
(b) Allison's speech.
(c) Tiny's funeral.
(d) The general assembly of the Mothers ROC.

5. What is "a badge of courage" as referred to in the story?
(a) It refers to the fire department badge.
(b) It refers to the FBI badge.
(c) It refers to the police badge.
(d) It refers to the CSI badge.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Cornel West, why do gunfighters become heroes?

2. What is the Anonymous Man's belief in shooting a person in broad daylight?

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

4. What incident does Big Al describe in which he realizes that the conditions in which he lives are so dangerous that everyone must be qualified to carry firearms?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mike Davis describe the changes he has seen in California since his childhood? How are these changes connected to the youth in general?

2. 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?

3. Describe how Sergeant Charles Duke feels about the use of physical force by police officers.

4. How can twilight be used, according to Hami Bhabha?

5. What convinces Harland Braun to eventually take on the case of Theodore Briseno? Explain his analogies to the story of Pontius Pilate.

6. Describe Joe Viola's experience on the day of the riots. What does he feel and how does he behave during the riots?

7. Explain Cornel West's theory on gangsterism.

8. Describe the Reverend Tom Choi's experience during his ministry at the Westwood Presbyterian Church. What does he discover for himself?

9. Explain what the "Badge of Courage" is and its relevance in the Rodney King story.

10. Describe Walter Park's story and how the section was named "Kinda Lovely". Is it appropriate for the story being told at any give time?

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