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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase does Garbarino use to explain the way the nation reacts to situations, based on color and socioeconomic status?
(a) Class and color bias.
(b) Race and color bias.
(c) Economic and class bias.
(d) Class and race bias.

2. What does Garbarino claim is one of the most important aspects of child development?
(a) A connection to themselves.
(b) A connection to a caregiver.
(c) A connection to peers.
(d) A connection to God.

3. How many teenagers report they could obtain a gun within an hour?
(a) Two thirds.
(b) One fourth.
(c) Three fourths.
(d) One third.

4. What does the author reveal about himself as he discusses difficult children?
(a) His brother was a difficult child.
(b) He was always well behaved.
(c) He doesn't like working with difficult children.
(d) He was a difficult child.

5. How did an end to segregation allow for the growth of youth violence?
(a) An end to segregation allowed minorities into the school systems.
(b) An end to segregation allowed the lower class to spread.
(c) An end to segregation allowed the middle class minorities to move from the ghetto.
(d) An end to segregation allowed the white classes to leave the minority behind.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did four shootings occur in areas that were not typically hubs of youth violence?

2. What did the Chicago Tribune publish in 1993?

3. What causes the most damage, in terms of risk factors for violent behavior?

4. What did Julio become in prison?

5. What is the technical term for the disorder that results in highly troubled young boys who constantly misbehave?

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