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

Short Answer Questions

1. What issues does Maxine Waters confront the President about?

2. Which African-American character does Mrs. Young-soon Han hate?

3. How does Twilight Bey describe himself?

4. According to Elaine Young, how long do people stay at the Beverly Hills Hotel?

5. What do the people tell Twilight Bey when they learn what he is doing in the streets?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Josie Morales narrates her story on how she prepared herself to be a witness in the trials, and how she did her part in making sure that she got called for the trial. She did not become a witness to the trials, however. Her story seems to imply that there is foul play going on. Is there anything in the book that also reeks of foul play? Is there enough evidence, or statements, from the book to conclude that, indeed, Rodney King's trial is full of foul play? Cite specific examples/statements from the story to support the answer.

Essay Topic 2

"Choke holds" was a topic that was discussed in the story. One of the theories offered that cases against police officers would increase because of choke holds being eliminated, which would then result in uncontrolled violence among police officers. Is this theory valid? Does it say, then, that the police cannot determine for themselves what is acceptable and what is considered abusive? Are choke holds a limitation, or an opportunity/justification for violence?

Essay Topic 3

Some parts of the story seem to indicate that there is a certain level of acceptance and adaptation to police abuse. Is this a natural mechanism for man to adapt to something over time, even though he may not like it? Can a society survive in such a predator-prey type of environment?

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