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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface - Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has developed in medium cities that has resulted in even more youth violence?
(a) Poverty.
(b) The same gangs that exist in large cities.
(c) The same 'war zones' that exist in large cities.
(d) Racism.

2. How long has the author been studying violent youth?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Twenty five years.
(c) Twelve years.
(d) Fifty years.

3. What book is a favorite of the boys at the center?
(a) Catcher in the Rye.
(b) Autobiography of Malcolm X.
(c) Red Mars.
(d) To Kill a Mockingbird.

4. What is the name of center Garbarino helps run?
(a) New York State Center for Boys.
(b) New York Center for Violent Youth Offenders.
(c) Austin MacCormick Center.
(d) Garbarino Center for Wayward Boys.

5. What does Garbarino accuse people of not wanting to do, when it comes to violent youth?
(a) Punish them.
(b) Understand them.
(c) Incarcerate them.
(d) Listen to them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What population has the highest rate of truancy?

2. How many homicides are there in the U.S. each year?

3. Having a history of _____________ increases the likelihood one will commit murder.

4. What phrase does Garbarino use to explain the way the nation reacts to situations, based on color and socioeconomic status?

5. Why do 'war zone' areas have higher rates of youth violence?

(see the answer key)

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