No Matter How Loud I Shout Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Edward Humes
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No Matter How Loud I Shout Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Edward Humes
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the boy that testified that Ronald Duncan confessed to the crime in Part 1, Chapter 8?

2. Geri Vance states in the beginning of Part 1, Chapter4, that his parents’ main income was from selling what?

3. How old was Carla James when her father died?

4. The Prologue of the book gives a setting of Gila County, Arizona, on what date?

5. What element of an adult courtroom is missing in the juvenile court system?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Roosevelt Dorn’s history prior to his appointment in Inglewood? How did this history influence him as a judge?

2. For what reasons did John Sloan join a street gang, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 5?

3. How is Elias Elizondo described? What is revealed in Elias’s poem from “Intake”?

4. How were Joseph Gutierrez’s actions perceived by the court in Part 1, Chapter 5?

5. What led to Carla James’s apprehension in Part 1, Chapter 7?

6. How is Judge Roosevelt Dorn described in Part 1, Chapter 1? What was Beckstrand’s impression of Dorn?

7. What led to Gerald Francis Gault’s arrest in 1964? What was Gault charged with?

8. According to the author in “Intake,” a LA social project was monitoring Richard Perez and others like him within the California Juvenile Justice system. What did these researchers conclude from the study?

9. When did the majority of intakes take place at the Central Lockup of Juvenile Hall, according to the author in “Intake”? Who in this system is described as having the greatest power?

10. How is Richard “Shorty” Perez described in “Intake”? What was Perez charged with?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author of No Matter How Loud I Shout often contrasts "get tough" strategies and "prevention" strategies for dealing with juvenile crimes. Which side are you closer to and why? What statistics and examples back up your point of view?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the time period that the book covers. What politicians were in office at this time? What were public feelings about the juvenile justice system in the United States? How has the juvenile justice system changed from the time in which the book was written to today?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the landmark case of Gerald Frances Gault. When was In re Gault published by the Supreme Court? What did this decision mean for the future of the juvenile justice system in the United States? How does Edward Humes view the case?

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