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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of a baseball fan driving down Woodward Avenue who saw Ebens swinging the baseball bat at Chin?
(a) Martin Andrews.
(b) Harold Fitzgerald.
(c) Richard Price.
(d) Vincent Lewis.

2. How long did Lily's testimony last in Chapter 27?
(a) 7 minutes.
(b) 6 minutes.
(c) 8 minutes.
(d) 5 minutes.

3. In Chapter 30, how many witnesses testified at the civil rights trial?
(a) 36.
(b) 42.
(c) 47.
(d) 31.

4. In Chapter 34, how long was it before Liz Chan was able to talk about the trial?
(a) About 20 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) Over 35 years.

5. Where did Judge Anna Diggs Tyayor attend segregated schools while growing up?
(a) Boston.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Chicago.

6. At the start of the night on June 19, 1982, how many beers did Ebens testify that he drank?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

7. How old was Vincent Chin when he became an American citizen?
(a) 9.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 7.

8. On Jun 19, 1982, what time did Nitz wake up for work?
(a) 5:30 a.m.
(b) 6:30 a.m.
(c) 6 a.m.
(d) 5 a.m.

9. In Chapter 30, how long did it take for the prosecution and defense to deliver their final closing arguments?
(a) 3 1/2 hours.
(b) 4 hours.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 4 1/2 hours.

10. Where did Judge Ann Diggs Taylor attend one of the few private schools that accepted Black students?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Maine.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) New York.

11. In Chapter 34, what was the makeup of the jury?
(a) 2 women and 10 men.
(b) 7 women and 5 men.
(c) 8 men and 4 women.
(d) 9 men and 3 women.

12. What time did Nitz leave work on June 19, 1982?
(a) 5 p.m.
(b) 4:30 p.m.
(c) 5:30 p.m.
(d) 4 p.m.

13. To what Circuit Court of Appeals did Ebens' defense team file an appeal?
(a) 5th.
(b) 3rd.
(c) 4th.
(d) 6th.

14. In Chapter 21, how many people were interviewed during the week of June 5 for a possible spot on the jury?
(a) 149.
(b) 158.
(c) 164.
(d) 137.

15. When the Detroit Free Press ran an article about Ebens' retrial, who was shown comforting Lily in a photo that ran with the article?
(a) Mabel Lim and James Shimoura.
(b) Roland Hwang.
(c) Kin Yee and Helen Zia.
(d) Liz Chan.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 31, how many hours did the jury deliberate?

2. In Chapter 33, how many Asian Americans attended a midnight candle vigil and prayer service at the St. Monica Roman Catholic Church?

3. Where was Ebens' second civil rights trial moved to?

4. When did the Department of Justice change the venue for Ebens' second trial?

5. In Chapter 21, what percent of the possible jury pool were Black or hispanic?

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