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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Having a history of _____________ increases the likelihood one will commit murder.
(a) Abuse.
(b) Teen pregnancy.
(c) Religious intolerance.
(d) Memory loss.

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

3. What book is a favorite of the boys at the center?
(a) Autobiography of Malcolm X.
(b) To Kill a Mockingbird.
(c) Catcher in the Rye.
(d) Red Mars.

4. 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 middle class minorities to move from the ghetto.
(c) An end to segregation allowed the lower class to spread.
(d) An end to segregation allowed the white classes to leave the minority behind.

5. What is compartmentalization?
(a) The tendency to put feelings such as fear out of consciousness.
(b) The tendency to disassociate from emotions.
(c) The tendency to put feelings such as fear in the forefront.
(d) The tendency to avoid emotional attachment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does Garbarino give Malcolm that makes him cry?

2. What does the author reveal about himself as he discusses difficult children?

3. What has been found to lower as developmental threats accumulate?

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

5. What is avoidant attachment?

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