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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Josh mean when he asked his father to note the color and names of those in the newspaper?
(a) He was referring to the fact that most were black or Hispanic.
(b) He was referring to the fact that all in the paper had odd names.
(c) He was referring to the fact that all in the paper were Hispanic.
(d) He was referring to the fact that all in the paper were white.

3. Garbarino says that at risk populations don't cause the epidemic, they _____________________.
(a) Don't care, so they don't fight the infection.
(b) Have too few adults to combat the issues.
(c) Are more ripe for infection.
(d) Have too many issues to combat one more.

4. What happened to Malcolm's girlfriend?
(a) She was killed as a prostitute.
(b) She was shot and killed.
(c) She was arrested for drug possession.
(d) She died giving birth.

5. What is one reason homicide rates seem to have declined?
(a) Medical technology saves some that would have died of their wounds ten years ago.
(b) Fewer homicides are actually reported.
(c) There are fewer homicides than ten years ago.
(d) There are fewer guns on the streets than ten years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of center Garbarino helps run?

2. What does Garbarino accuse people of not wanting to do, when it comes to violent youth?

3. What is the name of the game children in 'war zone' neighborhoods play with blocks?

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

5. Why does Garbarino refer to these violent offenders as 'lost boys'?

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