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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. When did Eaman's grandfather become Detroit's police commissioner?

2. When Judge Anna Diggs Taylor graduated from Yale Law School, how many other women graduated with a law degree?

3. In 1982, what had Keith Reid and Donald Wiggins been doing before they stopped at McDonald's?

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

5. How long did Lily's testimony last in Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Ebens' second trial moved to Cincinnati?

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

3. How and why were the tapes from Lisa Chan's May 1983 meeting played in court?

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

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

6. What was the makeup of the jury and their decision in Chapter 34?

7. Why did Eaman indicate in his closing remarks to the jury in Chapter 30 that the killing was a case of toxic masculinity?

8. Why did Frank Eaman have doubts about how Ebens was being portrayed in the media?

9. What was Judge Anna Diggs Taylor's background?

10. Who evaluated the appeal of Ebens' defense team, and what was their decision?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chinatown was dying in the 1980s. Why was Chinatown dying? Why were Vincent Chin and other men of his generation the future of Chinatown?

Essay Topic 2

Mood is an element that evokes feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a narrative. What is the overall mood of From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry?

Essay Topic 3

Bias is presenting information in an unfair manner regarding a person or a group. Does the author seem to present a fair representation of Vincent Chin’s killing and the various hearings and trials? Does Yoo seem to be unbiased in her presentation of information?

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