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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Betye Saar's current occupation?

2. How does Mrs. Young-coon Han describe America before the riots?

3. How does Betye Saar describe the look of the sky that night when the riots began?

4. What gun does Owen Smet start people out with?

5. What is the wrong perception about Daryl Gates' whereabouts when the disturbances begin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the story, people have differing views on how to cope with violence and police abuse. Some spouses counter violence, while some turn towards a certain advocacy or cause. Is a certain methodology employed by a specific group or sector? For the student, which group or sector coped better, and using what method? What is the definition of "better"?

Essay Topic 2

Stanley K. Sheinbaum discusses the "premonitions" he has encountered during the day the riots erupted. Are these indicators (premonitions) common among the characters in the story? Do these characters interpret these premonitions in the same way, or does it vary according to race or occupation? Cite specific examples/statements in the story to support the answer.

Essay Topic 3

Racism can be felt by anyone, colored or not. Is there any similarity between the discrimination a white person feels towards a colored one in a situation such as the one claimed by the African-American characters in the book, and vice versa, such as the one Rudy Salas, Jr. claims he receives? What are the similarities and differences between the two kinds of discrimination? Are the effects the same, to the person and to those he or she discriminates against?

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