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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 15 through 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lockup facility is called the “closest thing to an orphanage in Los Angeles” in Part 1, Chapter 6?
(a) Jacoby Hall.
(b) Rogers Hall.
(c) Williams Hall.
(d) MacLaren Hall.

2. The courtroom described in Part 1, Chapter 1, is what branch of the Lost Angeles Superior Court?
(a) Frederick Douglass Branch.
(b) George Washington Branch.
(c) Thurgood Marshall Branch.
(d) Rosa Parks Branch.

3. Sharon Stegall found herself before what Court Commissioner awaiting Carla’s docket in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) Commissioner Polinsky.
(b) Commissioner Skawinski.
(c) Commissioner Munson.
(d) Commissioner James.

4. How many intake cases are described as having been processed in a little over four hours in “Intake”?
(a) 8.
(b) 27.
(c) 3.
(d) 15.

5. How old was George Trevino when he was placed in foster care with the state?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who won the bureaucratic paper battle in Part 3, Chapter 14?

2. Judge Dorn worked his way through law school working as what, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 4?

3. Sister Janet is described as writing what in order to help the boys in Juvenile in Part 2, Chapter 10?

4. What famously televised court case were the students in the writing class watching in Part 1, Chapter 3?

5. What word did Luis Santos use to mean “busted” in Part 1, Chapter 5?

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