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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. How old was Vincent Chin when he became an American citizen?

2. In Chapter 34, how many feet did James Shimoura say that his heart sank when he heard the verdict from the second trial?

3. During Nitz's testimony in Chapter 28, when did Nitz remember the last time he was in a fight?

4. How many men and women made up the jury for the trial in Chapter 21?

5. In Chapter 30, how many witnesses testified at the civil rights trial?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Ebens testified at the civil rights trial, what did he say about killing Chin?

2. Where did Nitz work in 1982 and how long had he worked there?

3. Why did the defense and prosecution disagree about having Lily Chin testify at the civil rights hearing?

4. When and where was a fifth-anniversary commeoration of Vincent's death held?

5. When and why was the Fancy Pants Club closed?

6. When Ebens' defense team filed an appeal, what claims did they make?

7. What happened after Vincent challenged Ebens to another fight in the parking lot?

8. Why were Morris Cotton and Michael Gardenhire at McDonald's when VIncent was killed?

9. What was the jury's decision in Chapter 31, and what was Ebens' sentence?

10. In Chapter 27, how did Lily describe how Vincent spent Saturday, June 19, 1982?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Yoo provides background information to help readers understand people and situations. How does Yoo provide background information? What techniques does Yoo use to provide background information? Does she use exposition, infodumping, or a combination of the two?

Essay Topic 2

There were mixed reactions to the verdict in the second civil rights trial. What mixed reactions were there to the verdict in the second civil rights trial? Why did Lily feel her life was over after she heard the verdict?

Essay Topic 3

Setting is the place and time where a narrative takes place. What is the setting in From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

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