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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose story does Elaine Brown always tell young men who are drawn to the group by its guns?

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

3. What book does Elaine Brown author?

4. What is Betye Saar's current occupation?

5. Who is Harland W. Braun defending in the Rodney King trial?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

The Rodney King story affected the whole nation. Is it something that happened because of the timing, i.e. even if it was not Rodney King there would have been some other event that would have resulted in the same outrage and riots, meaning to imply that society at that time was ripe for a disturbance? Or is it unique to the issue, which would have resulted in the same results even in a different time?

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