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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Particularly for Salas, when does he realize that gringos are his enemies?

2. What image does Anonymous Man project when he moves to the valley?

3. What is Jason Sanford's belief about him going out in the streets after the Rodney King verdict?

4. In what language does Chung Lee tell his story?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Paul Parker's crusade. What drives him to pursue this crusade?

2. How does Otis Chandler look at money as an instrument for change?

3. Explain Salas' feelings of racism, and how it affects his daily life.

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

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

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

7. Describe the scene in Julio Menjivar's neighborhood when the National Guard arrived.

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

9. Describe the riot which changed Michael Zinzun's life for good. What are the changes brought about by this riot?

10. Describe the thoughts running through the head of one particular female student from the University of Southern California.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Are Maxine Waters' efforts productive and effective? Is there any significant change that can be attributed to her doings? Would there have been a more effective, efficient way for her to pursue the same principles? Is there anything she did wrong, and what are the best practices that can be cited from her advocacy?

Essay Topic 2

Elvira Evers has a very interesting story about how her baby came to be born. How does the book paint Elvira Evers based on the descriptions and the situations cited? Is she religious, bitter, or brave? What can be deduced of Elvira Evers' personality based on the book?

Essay Topic 3

Rudy Salas Sr. refers to his feelings of racism as "insanity". Is it really some form of insanity, and if so, what is it? Is it paranoia, dementia, phobia, addiction, mania, depression, or some other type? Doesn't the fact that he can look at it from an objective manner indicate that he is rational about it? Why does he want to call it insanity, then? Is it just a convenient excuse to act the way he does? Are there many others like him in the story? Describe these other characters briefly.

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