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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 happens to Chung Lee and to his family the day the Rodney King verdicts are announced?
(a) Their store was completely looted and later burned.
(b) They were forced to give up their money for the people who were rioting outside their store.
(c) They were mobbed by the angry supporters of Rodney King.
(d) They had to wait in line for food rations.

2. 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?
(a) A man at a bubble gum machine pulled a gun on him once.
(b) A man with his baby walked into a gun store and bought a gun while the baby looked on.
(c) He saw a six-year old child carrying a real gun.
(d) A man with a gun used it to buy bubble gums.

3. What statement does Allison make about the police and their style when it comes to killings?
(a) The police like to make killings in a very discreet manner.
(b) The police like to make killings look like drive-by shootings.
(c) She does not say anything about the subject.
(d) The police don't like killing at all.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Oh, what significant function does the frontal lobe of the brain perform?

2. According to Mrs. Park, how long ago does Mr. Park come to the United States?

3. What reason does Katie Miller give to explain why Korean stores are burned in black neighborhoods?

4. How does Michael Zinzun come to be blind in one eye?

5. What assurance does Walter Park hold on to, despite the fact that his wife is not expressive?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Josie Morales' participation in the Rodney King story. How does she come to witness the beating and what is her story about it? Describe her efforts in becoming a part of the trial, and describe the results of her efforts.

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

3. Describe the way Reginald Denny feels about everything that happened to him. What does he remember the most about all of his ordeals?

4. Describe Chung Lee, who he is, and how he was affected by the Rodney King riots.

5. 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?

6. Describe Peter Sellars' comparison of his father and the United States. How are they alike, according to him?

7. Describe Richard Kim's story. How is he affected by the riots and how does he behave during the ordeal?

8. What is Bill Bradley disappointed about? How does he illustrate the source of his disappointment?

9. Describe Daryl Gates' popularity ratings. How is it affected by the riots? What is it before, and what is it after the riots? What is the cause of the change? How does he feel about it?

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

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