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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ronald Duncan was charged with double murder for killing whom, according to the narrator in “Intake”?
(a) His employers.
(b) His father and brother.
(c) His brother and sister.
(d) His mother and sister.

2. By what percentage did juvenile murder rates rise from the 1970s to 1994, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 55%.
(b) 175%.
(c) 80%.
(d) 125%.

3. What judge is described by the author in Part 1, Chapter 2 as having seen “potential” in Carla James, and thus gave her a lesser sentence for theft and assault?
(a) Judge Sloan.
(b) Judge Dorn.
(c) Judge Stegall.
(d) Judge Polinsky.

4. What title did Peggy Beckstrand hold in 1994, according to the narrative in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) Deputy District Attorney.
(b) Editor for the LA Times.
(c) LA County Sheriff.
(d) Defense Attorney.

5. How many active cases does the author describe within the Los Angeles County juvenile court system in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 80,000.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 125,000.
(d) 15,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in Part 1, Chapter 2, Carla James began lying to her parents at what age?

2. How many juvenile courthouses served Los Angeles County in 1994, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?

3. How old was the newly appointed Judge Roosevelt Dorn in Part 1, Chapter 1?

4. What term is used in the book for criminal offenses that apply to juveniles but not to adults?

5. How many intake cases are described as having been processed in a little over four hours in “Intake”?

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