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

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 have been beaten terribly.
(c) That he probably would not have been beaten because of how he looks.
(d) That he might be stoned.

3. What is the vision in the early 1960s, according to Mike Davis?
(a) Black kids should be given special treatment.
(b) Black kids should be separated from white kids.
(c) Black kids can be surfers, too.
(d) Black kids should be given twice the challenges that white kids endure.

4. What image does Anonymous Man project when he moves to the valley?
(a) An image of someone who is at close ties with the police.
(b) An image of being a nobody.
(c) A very wealthy gang member.
(d) A one-man army that did not need any homeboys.

5. While driving downtown, what incident does Stanley K. Sheinbaum cite as a premonition of bad things to come?
(a) A bucket of paint from a very tall building fell on the road, splashing red paint which looked like blood.
(b) He saw a billboard that says "Stop, turn around."
(c) He saw a black BMW driven by an African-American woman, who had a hammer in her hand.
(d) A black cat crossed the road.

Short Answer Questions

1. What statement does Allison make about the police and their style when it comes to killings?

2. What effect does being a policeman have inside a courtroom?

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

4. Who shoots Walter Park, according to the African-American woman in the car behind him?

5. Who is Chung Lee?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gladis Sibrian look at the riots that happened after the Rodney King trial?

2. Describe Elaine Brown's stand on guns.

3. Describe Katie Miller's stand on the looting and the looters in general.

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

5. What is a "deadeye"? Is Owen Smet a deadeye? Briefly discuss his collection of guns.

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

7. Who is Gladis Sibrian? How do people react to her efforts?

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

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

10. Describe Elvira Evers' story. How is she affected by the events surrounding the Rodney King trial?

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