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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 gift does Garbarino give Malcolm that makes him cry?
(a) A book.
(b) A guitar.
(c) A car.
(d) A journal.

2. What does Garbarino call the spiritual being within a child?
(a) The sacred self.
(b) The divine self.
(c) The religious self.
(d) The holy self.

3. What is a risk for boys who grow up without fathers?
(a) They will starve.
(b) They will become early fathers.
(c) They will become 'man of the house'.
(d) They will be uneducated.

4. What does Julio represent?
(a) A lost cause.
(b) A success.
(c) A failure.
(d) A tragedy.

5. What is most important in the effect of parents on children?
(a) How the parent's subtle actions shape the child.
(b) How the parent's subtle actions hurt the child.
(c) How parental behavior shames the child.
(d) How parental behavior organizes the child's life.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do abused children have a tendency to view the world differently?

3. In the study by Tolan and Guerra on effective treatments, what two aspects were emphasized?

4. Why does the author blame improved care of premature babies for part of the youth violence issue?

5. What trait do some mothers have or develop that can cause behavioral issues in their children, in terms of emotional attachment?

(see the answer key)

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