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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 reveal about himself as he discusses difficult children?
(a) He was a difficult child.
(b) His brother was a difficult child.
(c) He doesn't like working with difficult children.
(d) He was always well behaved.

2. Why do abused children have a tendency to view the world differently?
(a) They have a dislike for everyone.
(b) Their abuse often causes neurological disorder.
(c) They create abnormal social maps by adapting to abuse.
(d) They feel helplessness, which turns to anger.

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

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

5. What are some traits that put a child at risk for becoming aggressive?
(a) High activity level and increased fear.
(b) High activity level and a lack of fear.
(c) High activity level and a genius intelligence.
(d) High activity level and a lack of boredom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book is a favorite of the boys at the center?

2. What is low resting heart rate associated with, according to the study by Losel, Bender, and Bliesener?

3. What did the Chicago Tribune publish in 1993?

4. What does Garbarino claim anger is a representation of?

5. How can adults help repair damage from disrupted attachments in children?

(see the answer key)

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