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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 does the author admit he is trying to do by writing this book?
(a) Help the victims of youth violence.
(b) Make sense of youth violence.
(c) Make sense of grief.
(d) Help heal youth.

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

3. What surprised Garbarino about his experiences with the prosecuting attorney?
(a) The attorney only worried about the victims.
(b) The attorney only worried about the boys' crime, not his life.
(c) The attorney didn't care about the law.
(d) The attorney didn't care about the crime.

4. What is common among emotionally retarded boys?
(a) Intellectual retardation.
(b) Animal cruelty.
(c) Social retardation.
(d) Suicide attempts.

5. What is avoidant attachment?
(a) The relationship between child and caregiver where the child is violent toward the caregiver.
(b) The relationship between child and caregiver where the child fears the caregiver.
(c) The relationship between child and caregiver where the child rejects the caregiver.
(d) The relationship between child and caregiver where the child loves the caregiver.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has been shown to increase obedience during infancy?

2. What has developed in medium cities that has resulted in even more youth violence?

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

4. What two patterns of fathers are common in the history of violent boys?

5. Why does Garbarino try to help others understand violent youth?

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