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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many SWAT teams are sent to arrest Lance Parker?

2. What is a "deadeye"?

3. What book does Elaine Brown author?

4. What does Braun think Pontius Pilate is doing?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the story, people have differing views on how to cope with violence and police abuse. Some spouses counter violence, while some turn towards a certain advocacy or cause. Is a certain methodology employed by a specific group or sector? For the student, which group or sector coped better, and using what method? What is the definition of "better"?

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

Rudy Salas Sr. refers to his feelings of racism as "insanity". Is it really some form of insanity, and if so, what is it? Is it paranoia, dementia, phobia, addiction, mania, depression, or some other type? Doesn't the fact that he can look at it from an objective manner indicate that he is rational about it? Why does he want to call it insanity, then? Is it just a convenient excuse to act the way he does? Are there many others like him in the story? Describe these other characters briefly.

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