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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface - Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did four shootings occur in areas that were not typically hubs of youth violence?
(a) 1998.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1987.

2. Why does the author blame improved care of premature babies for part of the youth violence issue?
(a) These children have higher rates of neurological issues.
(b) These children have higher rates of abuse.
(c) These children have higher rates of disease.
(d) These children have higher rates of drug addiction.

3. What is the name of center Garbarino helps run?
(a) Austin MacCormick Center.
(b) New York State Center for Boys.
(c) New York Center for Violent Youth Offenders.
(d) Garbarino Center for Wayward Boys.

4. What is the leading cause of death for young minority males?
(a) Drug overdose.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Car accidents.
(d) Homicide.

5. What does Garbarino accuse people of not wanting to do, when it comes to violent youth?
(a) Understand them.
(b) Listen to them.
(c) Incarcerate them.
(d) Punish them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Garbarino claim is the point of change in the social decline of neighborhoods?

2. How many high school boys carry a potentially lethal weapon?

3. Having a history of criminal violence in the family makes one's chances of committing murder ___________________.

4. What did some adults do in response to the announcing of the verdict in the Jonesboro trial?

5. How long has the author been studying violent youth?

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